Second in Line
The presumptive Speaker of the House of Representatives, will be Nancy Pelosi. As second in line to succeed the President, it will be the first time in our nations history that a woman has held such a powerful position. The day after the election, Pelosi expressed the hope that Bush will listen to the voices of the American people and look for a partnership to end the war in Iraq.
There has been more than 25 military deaths in Iraq this month. The Democratic leaderships highest priorities must be to work with the Bush administration to change our course in Iraq and end this continuing nightmare in our foreign policy.
The problem is that if Bush as Commander-in- Chief continues to pursue the current policy, of staying the course in Iraq there is little Democrats can do. Pelosi, who did not support the resolution to go to war in Iraq, insists Democrats will not withhold funding, while our troops are in harms way.
The present Senate Minority Leader, Harry Reid has sent Bush a letter asking for a summit with congressional leaders on Iraq. The presumed Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Ike Skelton, says they will re-examine U.S. policy in Iraq and institute better oversight of the Pentagon.
As the new Speaker of the House, Pelosi has an ambitious agenda for the first 100 hours of the new session. She will push to implement all of the 9/11 Commission recommendations, get rid of corporate subsidies for oil companies, impose new restrictions on lobbyists, increase the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, and cut interest rates for student loans.
Senate Democrats hope to fix Medicare Part D, by ending the notorious "donut hole" that is trapping millions of seniors in excessive drug costs, and lower prescription drug prices for everyone.
Protecting Social Security, fixing our ailing education system and providing health care for every American may have to wait, because the cost of the war in Iraq is such an overwhelming burden.
There has been more than 25 military deaths in Iraq this month. The Democratic leaderships highest priorities must be to work with the Bush administration to change our course in Iraq and end this continuing nightmare in our foreign policy.
The problem is that if Bush as Commander-in- Chief continues to pursue the current policy, of staying the course in Iraq there is little Democrats can do. Pelosi, who did not support the resolution to go to war in Iraq, insists Democrats will not withhold funding, while our troops are in harms way.
The present Senate Minority Leader, Harry Reid has sent Bush a letter asking for a summit with congressional leaders on Iraq. The presumed Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Ike Skelton, says they will re-examine U.S. policy in Iraq and institute better oversight of the Pentagon.
As the new Speaker of the House, Pelosi has an ambitious agenda for the first 100 hours of the new session. She will push to implement all of the 9/11 Commission recommendations, get rid of corporate subsidies for oil companies, impose new restrictions on lobbyists, increase the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, and cut interest rates for student loans.
Senate Democrats hope to fix Medicare Part D, by ending the notorious "donut hole" that is trapping millions of seniors in excessive drug costs, and lower prescription drug prices for everyone.
Protecting Social Security, fixing our ailing education system and providing health care for every American may have to wait, because the cost of the war in Iraq is such an overwhelming burden.
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