Read more congressional Democrats stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13429/congressional-democrats.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74298/dems-use-tarp-funds-to-aid-jobless-homeowners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats in Congress want to direct some of the remaining billions in the Wall Street bailout funds to struggling workers and homeowners—a plan that puts them at odds with the White House, which aims to put the TARP balance toward deficit reduction. The change in Congress comes as unemployment...http://www.newser.com/story/74298/dems-use-tarp-funds-to-aid-jobless-homeowners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 7:44:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73442/kiss-dem-agenda-goodbye-say-hello-to-job-worries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is running out of time in its race to enact its liberal agenda before Democratic candidates start caring more about their own re-election than the party line, writes Kim Strassel . Tuesday's results show that Obama's power is weakening, and will be the tipping point for many "Blue...http://www.newser.com/story/73442/kiss-dem-agenda-goodbye-say-hello-to-job-worries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 9:22:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73384/dems-torn-too-much-change-or-not-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats in Congress reading the tea leaves of Tuesday’s elections find themselves split: were the Republican wins in Virginia and New Jersey a vote of no confidence in the administration’s agenda, or frustration that it isn’t moving fast enough? Most agree on the first step going forward: pass health care...http://www.newser.com/story/73384/dems-torn-too-much-change-or-not-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 9:15:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73346/health-bill-will-speed-swing-back-to-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis week's election results spell out a trend that should scare Democrats in both red and blue states, warns Karl Rove . Suburban and independent voters turned away from the party at a rate that would have easily put John McCain into the White House last year, and the health bill...http://www.newser.com/story/73346/health-bill-will-speed-swing-back-to-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 4:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73055/dems-chip-away-at-agenda-one-bill-at-a-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth care reform may not be sailing through Congress, but a wave of smaller bills that Democrats have been eying for years have done so under President Obama—in most cases without much fanfare or objection. Republicans, focused on bigger fish, are giving a pass to legislation they once forcefully...http://www.newser.com/story/73055/dems-chip-away-at-agenda-one-bill-at-a-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 7:10:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72610/even-dems-say-graysons-nuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRep. Alan Grayson has irked Republicans over the past month or so with his sharp tongue—saying the GOP health plan was for Americans to “die quickly,” then, last week, comparing Dick Cheney to a vampire—but even fellow Dems are up in arms after an interview surfaced in which...http://www.newser.com/story/72610/even-dems-say-graysons-nuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 21:10:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71565/house-senate-dems-split-on-cadillac-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate Finance Committee is poised to send its bill to the full legislature today, but its provision taxing "Cadillac" insurance plans is raising hackles in the House. Max Baucus and other senators say taxing high-cost plans will raise $200 billion, a quarter of the legislation's price tag, and keep...http://www.newser.com/story/71565/house-senate-dems-split-on-cadillac-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 8:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71232/why-the-dems-will-hold-congress-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe last time a young Democrat became president, an angry debate over health care preceded a disastrous midterm election, costing the party control of both the House and the Senate. Yet it's too soon to make the easy comparison between 1994 and 2010, writes Wall Street Journal analyst Jerry Seib....http://www.newser.com/story/71232/why-the-dems-will-hold-congress-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 7:12:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71203/rove-health-care-bill-is-gift-to-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe GOP is winning the debate on health care and it'll win control of Congress as well if the Democrats manage to pass a health care bill, writes Karl Rove. Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus wants to "front-load" the bill with hefty tax hikes that will kick in before...http://www.newser.com/story/71203/rove-health-care-bill-is-gift-to-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 4:05:11 CDT