That hyperactive blowhard, Chris Matthews, mercilessly drilled a Texas State Senator about Obama’s legislative accomplishments, and the Senator, Kirk Watson, blanked out. The poor guy couldn’t think of a single legislative accomplishment of Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. See this interview:
Later Kirk Watson posted a statement on his website, including this paragraph:
My most unfortunate gaffe is not, in any way, a comment on Senator Obama, his substantial record, or the great opportunity we all share to elect him President of the United States. …
So how about Obama’s substantial record? Kirk couldn’t think of it but here is some of it:
During his first two years in the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions, and cosponsored 427 more.
Two bills have become law: (1) The Lugar-Obama bill, an anti-proliferation bill that expands on existing efforts to locate and destroy WMDs, e.g. shoulder fired missiles and antipersonnel mines; (2) The Coburn-Obama Transparency Act which tracks all federal spending, and allows Google-type searches based on agency, types of funding, etc.
A major ethics/lobbying reform bill, with Senator Feingold, was a huge victory for Senator Obama. It still needs to be reconciled with a House version of the bill, and then signed by the president.
The Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 which would cap troops at January 10, 2007 levels, begin withdrawal by May 1, 2007, and call for complete withdrawal of combat brigades by March 31 of 2008.
He cosponsored the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, S-2611, sponsored by John McCain which passed the Senate on May 25, 2006, by a vote of 62-36.
He is on the senate committees for foreign relations; homeland security; veterans affairs; health, education, labor and pensions.
For a lot of further information on his legislative activities in the U. S. Senate, and before that in the Illinois State Senate, see An overview of Barack Obama’s 10 years as a state and U.S. senator.
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