Below is an excerpt from the Associated Press:I feel that the next few weeks in Congress will not be all that interesting. The Republican are virtually powerless after last weeks elections. Now they must sit back and enjoy the ride, in order to ensure that support for those Republicans who have not been ousted from office remains. As well the Democrats will just wait till the years end to start with their political agenda. Any legislation we see come out of Congress in the next month or so will probably be the most bipartisan legislation we have seen in the six years since President Bush took office.
ongress returns this week with triumphant Democrats and vanquished Republicans focusing more on the upcoming change in power than on President Bush's wish list for the final few months of GOP rule.The main order of House business planned for Monday was consideration of a free-trade bill with Vietnam, ahead of Bush's scheduled visit there Friday. Also planned are orientation meetings for more than 50 incoming House freshmen.
The real action, however, will be off the floor as the speaker-to-be, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., prepares to take the reins of the House and Harry Reid, D-Nev., does the same in the Senate.
Jockeying in several House leadership races has exposed divisions among Democratic and GOP factions.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Congress Reconvenes
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Since the Democrats now have control of the house, I think this will also give them a chance to pass their financial/tax bills as well.
I do not think that we will see any financial/tax bill brought before the House of Representatives by the years end. As of January 1, when the Democrats do take control of Congress we may see some Tax reforms put foreward. However several moderate Democrats were elected to the House which may hurt the Democratic parties goals of drastic changes in fiscal policy. I think the Democrats are also more concerned with resolving the Iraq conflict, because if they do not they will have a very difficult time when the next election comes around in 2008. Now they have control but they must keep it.
I'm gonna say that it wont change a thing. They dont have enough in either the Senate or the House to put anything past Bush.
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