A
NEW DIRECTION FOR YOUNG AMERICANS
A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE 110th
CONGRESS
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Young
Americans have spoken out loudly and clearly about the need for
a new direction in America. Whether you are headed to college,
into the workforce, or becoming parents, young Americans are
focused on the future.
Your
voices are being heard.
After
years of neglect and inaction, much needs to be done. In the
first year of this Congress, under new Democratic leadership, we
are making progress.
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Passed
By Congress
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Signed
Into Law
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MAKING
COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE |
Largest
college aid expansion in six decades-since GI Bill helped
soldiers returning from WWII |
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Student
loan interest rates cut in half
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Pell
Grants increased by $500
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Loan
forgiveness for public service
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Paid
for without passing cost on to future generations
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Cleaning
up scandals in student loan industry
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ENSURING
BETTER PAY, BETTER JOBS |
Keeping
America competitive in a global economy |
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First
increase in the federal Minimum Wage in a decade
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Innovation
Agenda: Math/Science scholarships for students and teachers
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Doubling
research funding to create new American jobs
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REDUCING
GLOBAL WARMING |
A
dramatic shift to clean energy-boosting the economy, taking the
equivalent of all cars in America today off the road by 2030 |
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Requiring
U.S. leadership in global effort
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Requiring
15% of electricity from renewable sources (House only)
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Requiring
more efficient buildings, appliances
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Create
Green Jobs Corps, training workers for 'green' revolution
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TAKING
A NATION AT WAR IN A NEW DIRECTION |
The
new Congress has changed the debate to reflect the reality in
Iraq—and the opposition of the American people. The White
House has ignored both. |
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Rebuilding
our Military Readiness by reducing strain on troops with
requirements to rotate home and train (House only)
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More
Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles and body armor
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No
permanent bases in Iraq
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Responsibly
redeploy US troops out of Iraq
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VETOED
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Refocusing
the fight against terrorism to Al Qaeda & Afghanistan
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PROTECTING
AMERICA FROM TERRORISM |
It
took a new Congress to finally make recommendations of the
bipartisan, independent 9/11 Commission became law |
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Requiring
100% Air Cargo Screening
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Requiring
100% Container Cargo Screening
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Providing
Better Communications for First Responders
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Funding
based on Risk, not Politics
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IMPROVING
HEALTH CARE |
Working
for affordable, accessible, quality care for Americans |
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Protecting
State Children’s Health Insurance (SCHIP) for millions of
children and enrolling millions more
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Largest
veterans’ health care funding increase in history - 70 % of
those serving in Iraq are under the age of 30
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Expanding
medical research to unlock promise of stem cell therapies
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VETOED
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