Obama promised to allow five days of public comment before signing bills so that the public has the opportunity to review them.
Despite this promise he signed the Economic Stimulus, the single most costly piece of legislation in American history, was posted just hours before it was approved.
In yet another violation of this promise, President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 on May 22, only two days after the bill was finalized in Congress.
Obama signed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides health coverage for low-income children. He signed it on Feb. 4, 2009, just hours after it was finalized in Congress.
In fact, the first bill Obama signed into law as president —the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — got no such vetting. The Congressional Record shows that the law was passed in the Senate on Jan. 22, 2009, passed in the House on Jan. 27, and signed by the president on Jan. 29. So only two days passed between the bill's final passage and the signing.
The legislation was not posted to the White House Web site for comment in any way
Despite this promise he signed the Economic Stimulus, the single most costly piece of legislation in American history, was posted just hours before it was approved.
In yet another violation of this promise, President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 on May 22, only two days after the bill was finalized in Congress.
Obama signed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides health coverage for low-income children. He signed it on Feb. 4, 2009, just hours after it was finalized in Congress.
In fact, the first bill Obama signed into law as president —the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — got no such vetting. The Congressional Record shows that the law was passed in the Senate on Jan. 22, 2009, passed in the House on Jan. 27, and signed by the president on Jan. 29. So only two days passed between the bill's final passage and the signing.
The legislation was not posted to the White House Web site for comment in any way