"Tops On House Democrats’ To-Do List: Try To End Shutdown" [1]
"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. [2]
SEE ALSO:
"House Dems Formalize Climate Committee Plans Without Green New Deal Language" (The Hill) [3]
"Liberal Revolt Threatens To Derail House Democrats On Their First Day In Charge" (Washington Post) [4]
"Green New Deal: What Is The Progressive Plan, And Is It Technically Possible?" (Guardian) [5]
"Congress: Castor At Center Of Democratic Divisions On Climate" (ClimateWire) [6]
"Climate Change: Democrats See Trump, GOP Inaction As 2020 Opportunity" (USA TODAY) [8]
"Any Trump Infrastructure Deal Must Tackle Climate Change, Democrats Warn" (Guardian: 12/7/2018) [10]
"House Democrats Eye Resurrecting Environmental Fund " (Mountain West News Bureau) [11]