What are the democrat's policy objectives when they get in the new House

[Anonymous]

Not talking investigations now. I'm talking about legislation?

Medicare for all?

[Anonymous]

Half want Denmark for all.

Half want Venezuela for all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Half want Denmark for all.

Half want Venezuela for all.

It would be so great if people like you didn’t believe propaganda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Half want Denmark for all.

Half want Venezuela for all.

It would be so great if people like you didn’t believe propaganda.

Well then, what is their agenda?

[Anonymous]

HR-1 -- restoring integrity to our democracy.

About time.

[Anonymous]

Whatever their agenda is can't be any worse than what the do-nothing GOP has accomplished over the past 2 years. Despite controlling all branches of power. LOL if the joke wasn't on the country.

[Anonymous]

All I want them to do is block egregious laws.

Remember the Republicans from 2010 forward? Do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HR-1 -- restoring integrity to our democracy.

About time.

+1

Finally...the adults are back and will fix the GOP mess. Again.

[Anonymous]

“Lowering health care costs, rebuilding infrastructure and running the House chamber with more transparency and openness are near the top of the Democratic agenda, Pelosi said during a talk Tuesday at Harvard’s Institute of Politics. Democrats would also prioritize giving legal status to young immigrants, known as Dreamers, and strengthening background checks on gun purchases, she said.”

“One item not on Pelosi’s top-10 list: impeaching President Donald Trump.

“I think impeachment, to use that word, is very divisive,” she said.

Instead, she said House committees under Democrats would conduct oversight of the administration and help special counsel Robert Mueller conclude his Russia investigation, preserving all the documents from his probe for congressional follow-up.

“Getting the documents and the truth — and where they lead us — that’s what we have to do,” she said.

Looking ahead to a possible lame-duck session after the election, Pelosi indicated Democrats won’t relent in their opposition to funding Trump’s proposed border wall. She says it’s not the best or most cost-effective way to protect the border.

“It happens to be like a manhood issue for the president and I’m not interested in that,” she said.

One item she’s personally hoping to add to the House agenda in the early days is the Equality Act, which would add protections for women and LGBT people to the existing Civil Rights Act.”

https://apnews.com/401fe3a08fe4413092e13b69a25ea97d

[Anonymous]

Sounds like it's a push on ethics and financial transparency. Something this POTUS doesn't anything about but he's about to learn.

House Democrats on Friday unveiled the outline for their first legislative push in the new Congress -- a bill that would aimed at substantial government reforms on everything from voter rights to campaign finance to ethics requirements in Washington to the documents presidential candidates must hand over when they win the nomination.

A Democratic aide told CNN that "the bill would require presidential nominees to release their returns from the three most recent taxable years."

The bill -- which Democrats are calling "H.R. 1" -- isn't expected to pass in a Republican-controlled Senate or be signed into law by President Donald Trump. But it nevertheless acts as a statement of priorities for House Democratic priorities and is what Democrats plan to make their first order of business in January when they take control of the House.

[Anonymous]

Off the top of my head, just from skimming headlines:
-Restoring accountability to the Executive branch through strong oversight. Impeachment as a last resort.
- A "Green New Deal" to finally address the threat of climate change and move us away from our toxic (in every sense of the word) dependence on fossil fuels.
- A rational tax policy that shifts the burden away from those who most need relief and onto those who need it the least.
- REAL immigration reform to punish those who hire illegals, legalize the "Dreamers," and streamline the visa process for our farmhands and dishwashers restricting the flood of skilled foreign workers (you know, the ones ACTUALLY taking American jobs).
- A badly overdue rebuild/renovation of our country's transportation infrastructure.


What I would like to see:
- Law enforcement reform to reintroduce humane policing to our streets and put an end to the private prison complex.
- Common sense gun control measures that still respect the 2nd Amendment (yes, such proposals do exist).
- Removing the federal marijuana prohibition - leave it to the states.
- A special measure awarding me immediate retirement at full salary plus benefits!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Off the top of my head, just from skimming headlines:
-Restoring accountability to the Executive branch through strong oversight. Impeachment as a last resort.
- A "Green New Deal" to finally address the threat of climate change and move us away from our toxic (in every sense of the word) dependence on fossil fuels.
- A rational tax policy that shifts the burden away from those who most need relief and onto those who need it the least.
- REAL immigration reform to punish those who hire illegals, legalize the "Dreamers," and streamline the visa process for our farmhands and dishwashers restricting the flood of skilled foreign workers (you know, the ones ACTUALLY taking American jobs).
- A badly overdue rebuild/renovation of our country's transportation infrastructure.


What I would like to see:
- Law enforcement reform to reintroduce humane policing to our streets and put an end to the private prison complex.
- Common sense gun control measures that still respect the 2nd Amendment (yes, such proposals do exist).
- Removing the federal marijuana prohibition - leave it to the states.
- A special measure awarding me immediate retirement at full salary plus benefits!

Democrats arent getting any of that done. They may control the house but republicans still have the senate and white house.

No amnesty is off the table. or at least it should be.

[Anonymous]

I think Medicare for all is the goal, but buy in Medicare for 55-65 would be an excellent first step. So many people in that age range are still working for health benefits because they can’t rely on the ACA being there. Everyone below them is waiting for a promotion that won’t come until the older ones leave.

[Anonymous]

I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Medicare for all is the goal, but buy in Medicare for 55-65 would be an excellent first step. So many people in that age range are still working for health benefits because they can’t rely on the ACA being there. Everyone below them is waiting for a promotion that won’t come until the older ones leave.

This would be a first great step. If they expand the age range it could become more affordable too.