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Democrats make progress on their checklist from 2006
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Sep 11, 2007 08:58pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, September 13, 2007 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Bob Cusack
September 12, 2007
After a slow start, the Democratic-led Congress has started to gain traction on its domestic agenda.
The passage of the student loan bill on Friday is the fourth measure headed to President Bush’s desk from the Democrats’ “Six in ’06” campaign pledge. If Bush signs the education bill as expected, three of the Democrats’ high-profile legislative promises will have become law less than nine months into their majority.
“These are significant but modest bills,” Randall Strahan, a political scientist at Emory University, said, adding that the Democrats’ legislative accomplishments will help shield them from Republicans’ criticisms of a “do-nothing” Congress. Bolder bills could come in 2009, Strahan said, when Democrats hope to have control of Congress and the White House.
Throughout this year, Democrats have been stymied in their attempts to end the war in Iraq. And their frustration has been compounded with the unrealized expectation that September would bring them votes that could force the president’s hand. |
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