Dems eye ambitious agenda if House flips
By Mike Lillis - 10/10/18 06:00 AM EDT
Democratic committee leaders are ready to roll out an ambitious legislative wish list if the House majority flips in next month’s midterm elections.
After eight years in the minority, Democrats have big plans, from shoring up ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank financial rules to protecting “Dreamers†and the integrity of elections.
They are also vowing to aggressively probe the actions of the Trump administration — an oversight role Democrats contend was virtually abandoned by Republicans.
“Basically, a lot of the committees have just been rubber stamps for this administration,†said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee.
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