On NPR's All Things Considered this evening, about 15 minutes in (ended at 5:18...i don't know if there is a 4 PM hour too on my station), they covered the bills to be introduced in the Senate this term. Or, I should say, they covered the ones the Republicans were planning to introduce - privatize social security, ban gays from marrying, heap permanent (what does 'permanent mean in this context?) tax cuts on the rich, etc. And they had a statement from Durbin and Reid commenting on those.
NPR neglected to mention the Democrats' plans. Perhaps the Dems released their 10 bills too late. Perhaps not. It would be good to find out why they ignored the Democrats' plans and how they are going to redress that.
Details after the fold...
Here is the abstract from the NPR site:
All Things Considered, January 24, 2005 · With the inauguration out of the way, both parties are now preparing to fight for their proposals in the new 109th Congress. David Welna reports on what the respective party leaders have in mind. There are already sharp differences regarding the approach to Social Security.
Note that David Welna was supposed to report on what the respective party leaders had in mind. He took this to mean Republican propose, Dems comment. Let them know what you think. Send them the agenda.
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