Democrats Facing a Fight  To Lift Domestic Spending
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Back in control of the purse strings after more than a decade, congressional Democrats are pursuing billions in new domestic spending, setting up another clash with President Bush, who has threatened to veto any measures that exceed his budget.
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Signaling a new phase in the struggle for control of Congress, House Democrats have reserved time for more than $30 million worth of campaign advertising this fall in roughly two dozen congressional districts, with a heavy emphasis on the Northeast and Midwest.
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Out of a political stalemate over Iraq, domestic policy is surging to prominence on Capitol Hill, with Republicans and Democrats preparing for a time-honored clash over health care, tax policy, the scope of government and its role in America's problems at home.
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The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package.
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The fight over child health care shows how hard it will be for Democrats to sell Republicans on universal insurance.
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Leading Democrats have urged John Kerry's aides to concentrate on challenging President Bush on domestic issues.
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The presidentâs budget, which foresees near-record deficits just ahead, is sure to meet resistance in the Democratic Congress.
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With Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama locked in a draw for votes, the battle is on for funds as the longest, most expensive White House race on record drains millions already raised.
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Democrats controlling Congress plan to award domestic agencies an average budget increase of almost 5 percent as they begin drafting their response to President Bush's February budget plan.
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Democrats are vowing to roll back a sharp increase in premiums announced this month and the Bush campaign is seeking to blame lawmakers for the rise.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible recession.
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Senate Democratic leaders yesterday put off an expected showdown over an economic stimulus plan until next week, worrying that the absence of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) could doom efforts to force changes to the package fashioned by House leaders and President...
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House leaders have added legislation raising the federal minimum wage to an emergency spending bill for the Iraq war. They hope to break a logjam with the Senate over the wage bill, a top Democratic priority that was once seen on Capitol Hill as a relatively easy compromise.
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House Democrats are pushing to add billions of dollars to President Bush's $93.4 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, including $900 million for troops suffering from brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Political and fiscal constraints will make it hard for Democratic critics of the presidentâs budget to assert their priorities.
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When Democrats blasted Republicans last fall for taking annual congressional pay raises while blocking numerous attempts to raise the minimum wage, it was an effective campaign tactic. Democrats vowed not to accept the annual cost-of-living adjustment until Congress increases the minimum wage.
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Democratic leaders worry they may not have the 60 votes to replace $146B plan passed by House.