NDN Economic Backgrounder: Congress’ Busy Agenda
Waxman-Markey is currently on the House floor and things are looking good for what Michael Moynihan has dubbed “The Little Bill that Could.” Congress has been busy this week discussing healthcare reform, speaking out on Iran, and meeting with President Obama on comprehensive immigration reform. Here's what NDN’s been saying it all:
- The Little Bill that Could by Mike Moynihan, 6/29/09 – Moynihan writes that Waxman-Markey certainly isn’t perfect – but it’s a good compromise.
- Sensory Overload Produces Sloppy Policy Making by Dr. Robert Shapiro, 6/25/09 – Robert Shapiro cautions lawmakers to be thoughtful when dealing with the host of complicated and nuanced issues on the agenda.
- Putting the Green in Green Shoots by Michael Moynihan, 6/23/09 - Moynihan argues to ignite not only the immediate economy but also the economy of the next ten years, the Administration and Congress need to move forcefully to remove barriers to the clean economy.
- Choices in Universal Healthcare by Dr. Robert Shapiro, 6/17/09 - Shapiro's overseas travel left him with some fresh perspective on the future of American healthcare.
- More Inconvenient Truths by Michael Moynihan, 6/17/09 - Moynihan writes that the Obama administration's important report on the dangerous realities of climate change illustrates a cap and market regime will not begin to address the true and lasting costs of climate change.
- Passing Climate Change This Year by Michael Moynihan, 6/16/09 - Moynihan continues to make the case that there has never been a better time to pass a climate change bill and if action does not take place this year, the prospects for passage are likely to decline.
- The Waxman-Markey Bill: Politics-as-Usual Meets Climate Change by Dr. Robert Shapiro, 6/3/09 - Shapiro writes that Waxman-Markey combines the inherent problems of cap-and-trade with a catalog of giveaways and exceptions that will do little to actually deal with climate change.
- The Courage, Cunning and Shortcomings of the Administration's Health Care Plans by Dr. Robert J. Shapiro, 5/14/2009 - The Administration's health care focus, goals and priorities are right in the ways that matter. Now they need to provide a more detailed blueprint of how they intend to reach those goals and achieve those priorities.
- The Economic Conversation Enters a New Phase: Putting Consumers Front and Center Now by Simon Rosenberg, Huffington Post, 5/14/09 - Rosenberg writes that the Administration's turn in the national economic conversation from the plight of big institutions and the financial system to what is perhaps the most important part of the story of the Great Recession still is not adequately understood - the weakened state of the American consumer prior to the recent recession and financial collapse.
- Making the Struggle of Every Day People the Central Focus of the National Debate by Simon Rosenberg, 8/17/2008 - As the 2008 presidential campaign entered a crucial phase, Rosenberg argued that political leaders must focus on raising the wages and incomes of Americans.
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