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Old 03-14-2008, 04:48 PM
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In 2005, he co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).[57]

57. ^ U.S. Senate, 109th Congress, 1st Session. "S. 1033, Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act", Thomas, May 12, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
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In September 2006, Obama supported a related bill, the Secure Fence Act, authorizing construction of fencing and other security improvements along the United States–Mexico border.[59]

59. ^ "Latinos Upset Obama Voted for Border Fence", CBS 2 (Chicago), November 20, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
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Partnering first with Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN), and then with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Obama successfully introduced two initiatives bearing his name. "Lugar-Obama" expands the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines.[62] [63] [64]

62. ^ U.S. Senate, 109th Congress, 2nd Session. "S. 2566, Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2006", Thomas, May 25, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
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Obama's energy initiatives scored pluses and minuses with environmentalists, who welcomed his sponsorship with John McCain (R-AZ) of a climate change bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds by 2050, but were skeptical of his support for a bill promoting liquefied coal production.[73]

73. ^ H. Josef, Hebert. "Congress Begins Tackling Climate Issues", Associated Press, CBS News, January 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. Williamson, Elizabeth. "The Green Gripe With Obama: Liquefied Coal Is Still... Coal", Washington Post, January 10, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
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Later in 2007, Obama sponsored with Kit Bond (R-MO) an amendment to the 2008 Defense Authorization Act adding safeguards for personality disorder military discharges, and calling for a review by the Government Accountability Office following reports that the procedure had been used inappropriately to reduce government costs.[75] He sponsored the "Iran Sanctions Enabling Act" supporting divestment of state pension funds from Iran's oil and gas industry,[76] and joined Chuck Hagel (R-NE) in introducing legislation to reduce risks of nuclear terrorism.[77]

75. ^ "Obama, Bond Hail New Safeguards on Military Personality Disorder Discharges, Urge Further Action", Kit Bond U.S. Senate Office, October 1, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. See also: Dine, Philip. "Bond Calls for Review of Military Discharges", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
76. ^ U.S. Senate, 110th Congress, 1st Session. "S. 1430, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act", Thomas, May 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. See also: Graham-Silverman, Adam. "Despite Flurry of Action in House, Congress Unlikely to Act Against Iran", CQ Today, September 12, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
77. ^ a b "Obama, Schiff Provision to Create Nuclear Threat Reduction Plan Approved", Barack Obama U.S. Senate Office, December 20, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.


For having such little experience, Obama appears to have worked extensively with republicans and John McCain in particular, appearing as co-sponsor on two bills with him.
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