It's been a recurring theme that progressive legislation passes the House, then either dies in a Senate committee, on a cloture vote, or is badly watered down beyond all recognition on the Senate floor, eventually becoming a weak "tinkering on the edges" document if and when it ever cle... more
It's been a recurring theme that progressive legislation passes the House, then either dies in a Senate committee, on a cloture vote, or is badly watered down beyond all recognition on the Senate floor, eventually becoming a weak "tinkering on the edges" document if and when it ever clears Congress. A recent example is the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which is headed for President Obama's signature after being gutted and drained of substance by 51 bank-friendly Senators. The Employee Free Choice Act and "cap and trade" are already doomed for failure in the Senate; considering how crucial an issue this one is, what will the Progressive Caucus do to ensure that the health care legislation that eventually reaches President Obama's desk will not be an utter cop-out to the companies that are afraid to compete with the government for people's health care business?
