Obama Boldly Pushes Agenda Forward After Election Losses, Sparking GOP Outrage

Obama Boldly Pushes Agenda Forward After Election Losses, Sparking GOP Outrage

by Sabrina Saddiqui and Michael McAuliff at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/14/obama-agenda_n_6161022.html?1416003893

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"As the President said, during his remaining time in office he’s going to squeeze every ounce of opportunity that he has out of the presidency," Palmieri told HuffPost in a statement. "The American people are doing their part, working hard to get things done for their families and their communities, and they want the same out of Washington. The President is going to do everything he can to make sure they see results."

Obama's most recent move is committing the U.S. to a $3 billion contribution to an international fund that seeks to help developing countries address climate change, which he will announce this weekend. It's the president's second major climate action in a week, following Wednesday's announcement of a bilateral climate agreement with China. Under the agreement, the U.S. will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025, while China will begin reducing its own emissions by 2030.

Obama also came forth this week with a far-reaching plan to preserve a free and open Internet, as the Federal Communications Commission weighs new rules that advocates of net neutrality fear would favor Internet content providers that can afford to pay more to get their services delivered faster. The president called for an "explicit ban" on paid prioritization and urged the FCC to reclassify broadband as a regulated utility.

Among Obama's most anticipated steps is executive action on immigration, which could provide deportation relief to millions of undocumented immigrants. Although the scope of the president's plan remains unclear, reports from Fox News and The New York Times have suggested that an announcement could come as early as next week.




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