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Democrats One Year Later
November 2nd, 2007Will the Democrats be able to change things?
Posted Nov. 2, 2007 – Folks voted for change in Washington and decided the Democrats might be able to make it happen. It will be one year this month that the Dems have been in charge, and they’ve had their share of accomplishments and defeats.
They’ve been able to get emergency legislation passed, like funding Katrina recovery, rebuilding the bridge in Minneapolis and providing assistance following the California wildfires. But major funding bills needed to run the government are in limbo or have been defeated by presidential veto.
The president has dug in deep when it comes to defeating the Democrats State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP). It doesn’t look like either side is backing down. It’s understandable; the Dems see this as an easy campaign ad against any Republican in 2008. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, (D- Md.) chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is revving up on this issue. This week, he released a statement accusing Bush Republicans of “playing” with the bill.
“Republicans claim they want to negotiate in good faith. Now, we learn that President Bush and congressional Republicans are more worried about protecting the tobacco lobby than providing health insurance to American kids,” Van Hollen said.
Bush said this week he wouldn’t support a bill that raised tobacco taxes. Congress has a lot of work to do, and it looks like Bush want’s a lot of compromise.
“One year ago, the American people demanded a change of direction and the president and congressional Republicans are doing everything in their power to stand in the way of that,” Van Hollan said.
Pamela J. Gentry, Senior Political Producer
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There needs to be a change in the White House “for the better”! Democrats would be the ones to do it because the Republicans (Pres. Bush) are for war, hunger, separation, despair, homelessness, corruption and confusion, so something has got to be changed for the American people and this world.
God bless America!
As long as the Democrats don’t have the votes too overide vetos by Bush there will not be much change.As next years elections get closer we will see more defections from the Bush by Republicans that want too be re-elected.As long as Bush & co. prolong the war ,veto health care legislation and protect the wealthy he will be damaging his party,therefore next year we should see progress being made.
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I’m a black mother, so what I care for is health insurance to American kids. From the survey on bigblackconnect.com , I know that most of black mothers hold the same idea with me.
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