State of the Union

2006

• Empire vs. Republic

  The Editors : George W. Bush

  Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to renewable energy.

• The Big Fix

  Dennis Kucinich : New Orleans

  Repair America's infrastructure, starting with New Orleans; resettle displaced people in the city, give them construction jobs and pay all a fair wage.

• Realistic Immigration

  Hilda Solis : Migration & Immigration

  Grant legal status to hard-working, tax-paying immigrants; give up the illusion that law enforcement alone will solve immigration problems.

• Raising Up Youth

  Diane Watson : Youth Violence

  Insure funding for programs with proven success rehabilitating violent youths and avoid the failures of the prison system.

• Good Government

  Henry Waxman : Congress

  Elect a Democratic Congress in 2006; restore ethics to Congress; block the appointment of cronies to key posts; stop the politicization of science.

• Education Mobilization

  Major Owens : Education Policy & Reform

  Establish a first-rate education system to draw on our greatest untapped human resource: the children of our inner cities.

• Saving Small Farmers

  Marcy Kaptur : Agriculture

  Give small farmers and ranchers help to compete with global agricultural giants; enact farmer-friendly solutions to existing destructive trade policies.

• Coming Clean and Green

  Raul Grijalva : Environment

  Rein in political and business interests that degrade the environment; pass the Apollo Energy Act to provide incentives for clean technology.

• A Unified Security Budget

  John Conyers : Terrorism Targeting the US

  We need a unified security budget to coherently allocate dollars to the military, homeland security and peacemaking efforts abroad.

• Out of Iraq

  Lynn Woolsey & Barbara Lee : Iraq War

  Elect Congressional candidates who promise to end the occupation of Iraq and bring our soldiers home.

• Accountable Corporations

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Insure that the federal purse supports a progressive vision of economic progress that benefits all Americans.

• Model Healthcare

  Bob Filner

  Pass new legislation to insure the best healthcare for America's military personnel and make the Veterans Administration a model healthcare system.

• Intelligent Reform

  John Tierney

  Rein in the Bush Administration's culture of official secrecy and restore Congressional oversight of intelligence operations.

• Employee Free Choice

  George Miller : Labor

  Pass the Employee Free Choice Act to create more unions, keep workers safe from labor-law violations, preserve middle-class jobs and stabilize the economy.

• More Media Owners

  Maurice Hinchey

  Stop the dumbing down of America: Enact real reform to prevent the shrinking market of ideas caused by concentration of media properties in the hands of the few.

• A Patriotic Challenge

  Bernie Sanders

  Preserve our nation's core democratic principles by introducing significant reforms to the Patriot Act.

• Medicare for All

  Pete Stark : Medicare

  Create a stable healthcare system. Start by expanding the current Medicare system to cover more children and vulnerable adults.