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Democrats launch ‘drain-the-swamp’ agenda
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 04, 2019 01:57pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Mike Lillis |
| News Date | Friday, January 4, 2019 07:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | House Democrats on Friday introduced a sweeping government reform package designed to weed Washington of corruption and bolster voting rights across the country — two of the party’s principal campaign promises—as its top legislative priority.
The reforms have little chance of moving through the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stands in staunch opposition to the proposals.
But the legislation — and the Democrats’ decision to launch it as their first act of business — signals that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) intends to use her gavel to move quickly on the campaign vows that won Democrats the House majority, while putting Senate GOP leaders in the tough spot of explaining their inaction on “drain-the-swamp” reforms that enjoy overwhelming public support. |
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