Last year, Democrats were elected to take the country in a new direction by advancing the priorities of the American people. Nearly one year into the Democratic-led Congress, Democrats have made a significant down-payment on those expectations. After nearly a decade of Republican control, we have worked to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington, fund the…
For millions of hard-working, middle-class families, life under the Bush presidency has grown less affordable and less secure. President Bush’s record of fiscal incompetence and mismanagement and Republicans’ close ties with special interests have helped lead to both lower wages and skyrocketing costs for basic necessities like gas, health care, and college tuition. Unfortunately, instead…
Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada delivers this week’s Democratic Radio Address. Democrats are answering America’s demands to make our country safer, put the middle class first and bring responsibility back to Washington, Reid said, but there is still much left to do. The text of the radio address, as delivered, is below:…
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress…Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” Frederick Douglass, 1857 Last year, Democrats were elected to take the country in a new direction by advancing the priorities of the American people. One year into the Democratic-led Congress, we have made a…
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress…Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” Frederick Douglass, 1857 Last year, Democrats were elected to take the country in a new direction by advancing the priorities of the American people. One year into the Democratic-led Congress, we have made a…