Mr.Obama said he has enacted other reforms, including re-examining the environmental procedures for oil and gas exploration and development.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

"The sanctions so far that have been enacted by the Security Council have been, in the view of most observers, ineffective."

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

The Obama administration's efforts to combat the recession include an $800 billion economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

Ten U.S.states have enacted Iran divestment legislation, and an amendment to the House bill would retroactively expand protection to those actions.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

The Indonesian Security Ministry has asked lawmakers to amend the 2002 anti-terror law, which was enacted after bombings in Bali that killed 202 people.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Investors also worry that steep spending cuts enacted by some eurozone countries could stifle recovery.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

A little more than a year after Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Barack Obama says the U.S.economy is on the path to recovery.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

But now they are coming back to life," Mr.Obama said his $787 billion economic stimulus plan, enacted in February, includes grants that will create tens-of-thousands of jobs.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

It is a necessity. He believes that the first priority of any climate bill enacted by Congress must be to put a cap on global warming gases.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

"We're trying our best to avoid having a ban enacted."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

"The major parts of health-care reform that the president sought to have enacted as a candidate are now very close to happening and he thinks the commonality between the two proposals overlaps quite a bit,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.27