7 of Pelosi’s Priorities as Democrats Take Back the House

From The Daily Signal.com (Nov. 7):

Democrats’ success Tuesday in retaking the House majority appeared to put Nancy Pelosi of California at the top of a short list for the speakership.

Pelosi has listed top priorities she hoped to tackle with a new Democratic House majority next year, in addition to what Republicans expect to be attempts to roll back last year’s GOP tax reform package, block planned new tax cuts for the middle class, and resist more cuts in government spending.

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Here’s a look at what Americans might expect if Pelosi, who was House speaker from 2007 through 2010, regains the top leadership post:

1. More Investigations of Trump

Democrats will have the power to conduct congressional oversight when they take over the House in January, opening the door to a wide range of investigations of President Donald Trump’s administration.

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2. Campaign Finance Reform

Pelosi also made it clear to the Harvard students that campaign finance reform was at the top of Democrats’ agenda.

In an interview with Politico, she said a campaign finance reform package would be the first bill proposed in a new Democrat-controlled Congress.

“People believe you that if you want to reduce the goal of money in politics … then they trust you to do the right thing,” Pelosi said in the interview.

The package could include a ban on gerrymandering of congressional districts, expanded mandates to disclose political donors, and restoration of select enforcement provisions in the Voting Rights Act, The New York Times reported.

3. More LGBT Protections

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4. Legal Status for ‘Dreamers,’ No Border Wall

While Trump and congressional Republicans ran on a platform that promoted stricter immigration laws and enhanced border security, Democrats focused their immigration message on protecting immigrants brought here illegally as children (so-called Dreamers) and fervently opposing a border wall.

Democrats downplayed the importance of the “caravan” of more than 5,000 persons from Central American countries, according to most estimates, that is headed for the U.S.-Mexican border.

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5. Push for New Gun Laws

Pelosi has been at the center of the gun debate for much of the past decade, pushing for stricter gun laws in the aftermath of every major shooting.

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6. Changes to Obamacare

Pelosi has said to expect measures from Democrats to lower health care and prescription drug costs, already a much-publicized priority of the Trump administration.

Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have said that if they controlled the House they would seek to improve the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, rather than replace it.

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7. More Infrastructure Spending

Democrats and Republicans alike have pledged to pass legislation to repair the nation’s infrastructure, and Pelosi has highlighted infrastructure as an area ripe for bipartisanship in the now-divided government.

The difference between the two parties on the issue, however, is a common point of contention between Democrats and Republicans, including how much to spend.

Democrats have prepared more liberal approaches, proposing detailed plans in a $1 trillion infrastructure package resisted by Republicans who are concerned about federal spending and looming deficits.  [read more]

In other words, the same old boring platform. What no less gov’t or lowering taxes? Oh, wait they want to raise taxes. I forget. Campaign finance reform to the Dems mean making it harder for their enemies to campaign and raise money.