The Hundred Hours Begin To Tick


Tuesday's sitting of the 110th Congress began the clock on the Democratic Majority's Legislative plan--known widely as the 'Hundred Hours'. The Hundred Hour's refers of course to the time the House is actually in session and spans a couple of weeks. The agenda being presented is both modest and ambitious. Modest in that they are all things any functioning Congress should be able to do. Ambitious in that the previous Congress could achieve very, very little.

The plan is sound and sends a good message, one that badly needs to sent. That government can work and that it can work on behalf of the electorate, sometimes even getting things done. Just as has happened the last two days with the House passing H.R. 1 ( Homeland Security) and H. Res 35 ( Intelligence Oversight) . That was Tuesday. Today saw the passage of the Minimum Wage Bill, followed by predictible howls of indignant Republicans who just don't get it---that a few extra dollars in working peoples pockets will do a lot more the economy than another tax cut for the rich. There is a lot riding on the success of the 'Hundred Days' but so far they are off to a good start.


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U.S. House Digest