Democrats Struggle to Define Their Agenda
House Democrats have spent the past week dismissing the Republican agenda, “A Pledge to America,” as a budget-busting, irresponsible return to the Bush era. But what’s the Democratic agenda if they actually retain majorities in Congress? Some Democrats are in a damage-control mode, barely able to look past Nov. 2. Others are defensive, believing... »
Republican ‘Pledge to America’
Six weeks before midterm elections, House Republicans vowed to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law and ban federal funding of abortion as part of a campaign manifesto designed to propel them to victory in November and a majority in the next Congress. The “Pledge to America,” circulated to... »
