Thu
Jan 18 2007
08:33 pm
By: R. Neal

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives make good on their First 100 Hours agenda with time to spare:

Democrats accomplished their early legislative goals in 87 hours, adopting new ethics rules and passing bills raising the minimum wage, expanding taxpayer financed research into embryonic stem cells, forcing more homeland security measures, directing the federal government to negotiate for cheaper Medicare prescription drugs and lowering interest rates on subsidized student loans.

Bonus, today they passed a measure rolling back tax breaks for oil companies and recouping billions in lost royalties. Now it's up to the Senate to deliver.

Eleanor A's picture

Come on, Neal...don't you

Come on, Neal...don't you know the Dems are the party of dissembling and mismanagement?

Here's to hoping they can keep some Party coherence together once Bush starts up the disinformation machine on all this legislation...

SayUncle's picture

Regarding the bonus, i'll

Regarding the bonus, i'll point this out next some D runs for office and complains about gas prices.

I'm all for getting rid of special breaks, though.

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WhitesCreek's picture

Regarding the bonus, i'll

Regarding the bonus, i'll point this out next some D runs for office and complains about gas prices.

A fairly large part of the money involved is for contracturally obligated royalties that the oil co's simply aren't paying. You aren't for mega Corps having to pay their obligations, too?

SayUncle's picture

Did I say I was? I know

Did I say I was? I know it's hard but stay focused on what I said.

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SayUncle
Can't we all just get a long gun?

WhitesCreek's picture

Did I say I was? No, you

Did I say I was?

No, you didn't. So, why should Oil companies not have to pay their bills?

SayUncle's picture

Again, no one said that.

Again, no one said that. Please, try again.

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SayUncle
Can't we all just get a long gun?

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