"WASHINGTON — House Democrats are sweeping into power this week on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans. But first, they’ll have to get government reopened from the partial shutdown.
It’s a cold opening for the new majority, setting up an early confrontation with the Republican-led Senate and the White House and testing the House Democrats’ ability to make good on their campaign pledge to focus on kitchen-table issues in the new era of divided government."
Lisa Mascaro reports for the Associated Press January 2, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"House Dems Formalize Climate Committee Plans Without Green New Deal Language" (The Hill)
"Liberal Revolt Threatens To Derail House Democrats On Their First Day In Charge" (Washington Post)
"Green New Deal: What Is The Progressive Plan, And Is It Technically Possible?" (Guardian)
"Congress: Castor At Center Of Democratic Divisions On Climate" (ClimateWire)
"Climate Change: Democrats See Trump, GOP Inaction As 2020 Opportunity" (USA TODAY)
"Any Trump Infrastructure Deal Must Tackle Climate Change, Democrats Warn" (Guardian: 12/7/2018)
"House Democrats Eye Resurrecting Environmental Fund " (Mountain West News Bureau)
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