DPC Reports

DPC Reports Released in 2007

December 2007

Senate Democrats in the 110th Congress are Working for Change for African Americans and all Americans (12/21/07)

Senate Democrats in the 110th Congress are Working for Change for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and all Americans (12/21/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (12/21/07)

Middle-Class Life Under Bush: Less Affordable and Less Secure (12/21/07)

Democratic Funding Bill More Closely Reflects America's Priorities than President Bush's Budget (12/20/07)

H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (12/18/07)

The Costs and Consequences of President Bush's War In Iraq (12/17/07)

Improving Children’s Health Coverage is the Top Health Priority for a Bipartisan Majority in Congress. . .But President Bush Stands in the Way (12/17/07)

The Food and Energy Security Act: Democrats Work to Secure a Sound Future for Rural Communities, American Families, and the Environment (12/17/07)

Senate Democrats Are Committed to Protecting the American Dream of Homeownership (12/17/07)

The Democratic Energy Bill Will Promote Energy Independence, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Deliver Savings to American Consumers (12/17/07)

Bush Republicans Obstruct Democratic Efforts to Address Needs at Home (12/17/07)

While Democrats Work for Change, the 'Grand Obstructionist Party' Continues to Block Progress (12/17/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (12/17/07)

Vital Legislation to Expand and Improve Head Start Has Become Law (12/17/07)

S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (12/17/07)

S. 2338, the FHA Modernization Act of 2007 (12/14/07)

Our Nation's Top Scientists Emphasize That Recent Findings Do Not Eliminate the Need for Embryonic Stem Cell Research (12/14/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of November 6, 2007 (12/7/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of November 15, 2007 (12/7/07)

H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (12/6/07)

Ten Reasons to Support the Democratic Energy Bill (12/6/07)

Democratic Energy Bill Promotes Energy Independence, Saves Taxpayer Money, and Protects the Environment (12/6/07)

November 2007

Middle-Class Life Under Bush: Less Affordable and Less Secure (11/28/07)

The Bush Plan for Bridges, Roads, and Airports: Build Them Overseas, But Not at Home? (11/21/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of October 29, 2007 (11/19/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (11/16/07)

Senate Republicans Block Passage of the Farm Bill, Obstructionism Hurts Rural America, Families, and the Environment (11/16/07)

Our Military Leaders Agree: There Is No End In Sight to the Bush Administration's Flawed Iraq Strategy; It is Time to Change Course (11/15/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (11/14/07)

President Bush Threatens to Veto Kids' Health Care...Again (11/14/07)

The Food and Energy Security Act: Democrats Work to Secure Sound Future for Rural America, Families, and Environment (11/14/07)

The Priorities of Senate Democrats Are Aligned with the Priorities of the American People (11/14/07)

Senate Democrats Are Committed to Combating Methamphetamine Abuse Across the Nation (11/14/07)

National Security Index (11/14/07)

The Grand Obstructionist Party Continues to Block Pogress, While Democrats Move America in a New Direction (11/14/07)

Ten Reasons Democrats Have Overridden the President's Veto of the Water Resources Development Act (11/14/07)

State by State Statistical Snapshots (11/6/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of October 22, 2007 (11/6/07)

Senate Democrats' Commitment: Honoring the Service of Our Nation's Veterans (11/5/07)

Ten Reasons President Bush Should Not Veto The Water Resources Development Act (11/2/07)

S. 2242, The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 (11/2/07)

S. 2302, the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (11/2/07)

October 2007

Senate Democrats Invest in Passenger Rail Service: American Travelers, Taxpayers, and our Environment Benefit (10/30/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of October 15, 2007 (10/30/07)

Middle-Class Life Under Bush: Less Affordable and Less Secure (10/26/07)

S. 2205, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (10/24/07)

S. 294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 (10/24/07)

Democrats Invest in the Priorities of the American People (10/23/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of October 1, 2007 (10/23/07)

S. 1710, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2008 (10/17/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (10/5/07)

Improving Health Coverage for Children is America's Top Health Priority...But Not the President's (10/5/07)

S. 1745, the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2008 (10/3/07)

H.R. 3222, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 (10/1/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of September 17, 2007 (10/1/07)

National Energy Index (10/1/07)

September 2007

Democrats Are Committed to Addressing the Nation's Housing Crisis (9/28/07)

Bush Sepnds Billions for Iraq and Multi-Millionaires, But Ignores Middle-Class and Needs Here at Home (9/28/07)

Senate Democrats Address America's Transportation Infrastructure and (9/28/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (bullets) (9/28/07)

Rethinking President Bush's Iraq Policies: Alternative Strategies To Advance (9/28/07)

What is the Bush Administration's Spending in Iraq Buying the American People in Terms of National Security? (9/28/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (report) (9/28/07)

Improving Health Coverage for Children is America's Top Health Priority...But Not the President's (9/27/07)

Bush Republicans Cut Law Enforcement Funding, Violent Crime Increases For Second Consecutive Year (9/26/07)

Senate Democrats Deliver on Promise to Improve America's Water Infrastructure and Environment (9/24/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of September 10, 2007 (9/24/07)

Conference Report to H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (9/21/07)

Overstretched and Under Strain: Bush Administration Mismanagement of Our Military Leaves Us Less Capable of Responding to Threats at Home and Around the World (9/19/07)

Democrats Send the President Landmark Legislation Calling for the Largest Increase in Student Aid Since the G.I. Bill (9/18/07)

S. 1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 (9/18/07)

H.R. 1124/S. 343, the District of Columbia College Access Reauthorization Act (9/17/07)

Senate Democrats Address America's Transportation Infrastructure and Safety Concerns (9/13/07)

Independent Reports Show the Surge Strategy Has Failed to Achieve Stated Goal of Political Reconciliation (9/11/07)

S. 1789, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (9/10/07)

Middle-Class Life Under Bush: Less Affordable and Less Secure (9/7/07)

H.R. 2764, the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (9/6/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of July 30, 2007 (9/4/07)

H.R. 2642, the Fiscal Year 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (9/4/07)

August 2007

Democrats Continue To Deliver On Promise to Put Middle-Class Families First (8/17/07)

Democratic-Led Congress Strengthens the Nation's Security and Economy (8/15/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of July 23, 2007 (8/9/07)

The Political Battle Over Spending: Real Dispute Is Over Priorities, Not Numbers (8/3/07)

The Political Battle Over Spending: Real Dispute Is Over Priorities, Not Numbers (Bullets) (8/3/07)

The 110th Congress Passes a Bipartisan Initiative to Strengthen American Competitiveness (8/3/07)

Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Legislation to Provide Health Insurance to Millions of Low-Income Children (8/3/07)

The Democratic-led, 110th Congress Delivered a Victory for the American People by Passing Ethics and Lobbying Reform (8/3/07)

Democrats Deliver on Our Promise to Address the Nation's Infrastructure and Environmental Priorities by Working to Enact the Water Resources Development Act (8/2/07)

July 2007

S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (7/31/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: A New Direction for America (7/30/07)

'Grand Obstructionist Party' Continues Efforts to Block Progress, While Democrats Move America in a New Direction (7/30/07)

Iraq Since the Surge: No Progress (7/30/07)

The Bush Administration Has Not Made America More Secure From Terrorism (7/30/07)

Democrats Pass Landmark Legislation Making College More Affordable (7/30/07)

Demanding Oversight Accountability: Senate Democrats Put Congress Back to Work Protecting the American People (7/30/07)

Middle-Class Life Under Bush: Less Affordable and Less Secure (7/30/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of July 16, 2007 (7/27/07)

S. 1644, the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (7/24/07)

S. 1642, the Higher Education Amendments of 2007 (7/23/07)

S. 1762, the Higher Education Access Act of 2007 (7/19/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of July 9, 2007 (7/18/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of June 25, 2007 (7/9/07)

June 2007

Despite Republican Obstructionism, Democrats are Committed to Passing the Toughest, Most Sweeping Ethics Reform in a Generation (6/29/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of June 18, 2007 (6/29/07)

S. 1547, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (6/29/07)

Senate Passes Landmark Energy Legislation (6/26/07)

Myth vs. Reality: The Reality is the Employee Free Choice Act Helps American Workers and their Families (6/26/07)

Senate Democrats Stand Behind Our Promises to Our Troops and Veterans (6/21/07)

Senate Democrats Are Protecting America Against Terrorism, Working to Reverse Bush Administration's Flawed Strategy (6/21/07)

Under Democratic Leadership, the 110th Congress is Taking America in a New Direction (6/21/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress: Leading America in a New Direction (6/21/07)

President Bush Blocks Legislation to Advance Stem Cell Research...Again (6/21/07)

Millions of Children are Counting on CHIP Reauthorization to Get the Care and Coverage They Need (6/21/07)

Democrats are Working to Stop the Increase in Violent Crime by Restoring Funding to State and Local Law Enforcement Programs (6/21/07)

H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (6/21/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of June 11, 2007 (6/21/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of June 4, 2007 (6/14/07)

State-by-State Facts and Figures on the Bush Administration Middle-Class Squeeze (6/13/07)

S. J. Res. 14, Expressing the Sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales No Longer Holds the Confidence of Senate and the American People (6/11/07)

Senate Democrats Move Forward on a New Energy Policy (6/11/07)

H.R. 6, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 (6/11/07)

S.A. 1150, the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, to S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (6/6/07)

Under Democratic Leadership, the 110th Congress is Taking America in a New Direction (6/4/07)

After a Ten Year Battle, Democrats Raise the Minimum Wage for American Workers (6/4/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of May 21, 2007 (6/1/07)

May 2007

Democrats Pass Budget That Restores Fiscal Discipline, Invests in Middle-Class Priorities (5/25/07)

Senate Democrats' New Direction: Fulfilling Our Commitment to Veterans (5/24/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of May 14, 2007 (5/24/07)

The Impact of High Fuel Prices on the American Economy and Businesses (5/24/07)

National Security Index (5/22/07)

America Needs Tough, Fair, and Practical Immigration Reform (5/21/07)

Democratic Accomplishments in the 110th Congress (5/18/07)

A National Renewable Electricity Standard Will Increase Energy Security and Create Jobs (5/17/07)

Senate Democrats Work to Protect Consumers and Move Toward Energy Independence (5/17/07)

Authoritative IPCC Report Confirms Existence, Consequences of Global Climate Change (5/17/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of May 7, 2007 (5/16/07)

Democrats Remain Committed to Addressing the Needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community (5/16/07)

Measuring Progress in Iraq: The Status of Political Benchmarks (5/16/07)

Senate Democrats Work to Protect Consumers and Move Toward Energy Independence (5/9/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of April 30, 2007 (5/9/07)

H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (5/8/07)

Middle-Class Life Under Bush: Less Affordable and Less Secure (5/7/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of April 23, 2007 (5/2/07)

April 2007

S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act (4/30/07)

Improving Health Coverage for Children is America's Top Health Priority (4/27/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of April 16, 2007 (4/26/07)

The Senate Passes Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Conference Report to Address Critical National Security and Domestic Needs (4/23/07)

How Much Are Oil and Gas Companies Investing in Clean Alternative Fuels? (4/23/07)

S. 761, the America Competes Act (4/20/07)

Rhetoric Vs. Reality: Responding to Republican Attacks on the Supplemental Appropriations Bill (4/19/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of April 9, 2007 (4/18/07)

S. 378, the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 (4/18/07)

S. 3, the Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007 (4/17/07)

100 Days of Progress in the 110th Congress (4/12/07)

S. 372, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (4/11/07)

S. 30, the Hope Offered Through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act or Hope Act (4/10/07)

S.5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 (4/10/07)

Overstretched and Under Strain: Bush Administration Mismanagement of Our Military Leaves Us Less Capable of Responding to Threats at Home and Around the World (4/4/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of March 26, 2007 (4/3/07)

March 2007

Senate Democrats at Work for the American People on Energy Independence, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change (3/29/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of March 19, 2007 (3/28/07)

Fewer Working Parents are Able to Obtain Private Health Insurance (3/27/07)

NIH Director Agrees that Federally Funded Scientists Should Have Access to New Embryonic Stem Cell Lines (3/27/07)

S. 965, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (3/26/07)

Senate Democrats are Delivering on Our Promise to Lead America in a New Direction (3/23/07)

S. Con. Res. 21, the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Resolution (3/20/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of March 12, 2007 (3/19/07)

Democrats' New Direction for Homeland Security Will Make America More Secure (3/19/07)

S. 214, The Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007 (3/14/07)

S.J. Res. 9, a Joint Resolution to Revise U.S. Policy in Iraq (3/14/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of March 5, 2007 (3/13/07)

Pattern of Neglect: The Bush Administration is Failing Our Troops and Veterans (3/13/07)

Monthly National Security Index (3/7/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of February 26, 2007 (3/5/07)

Bush Budget Fails to Address Many of the Priorities of American Women (3/1/07)

February 2007

S. 4, The Improving America's Security Act of 2007 (2/28/07)

Bush Budget Inadequately Addresses Issues Important to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community (2/23/07)

The President's Budget Would Cut Funding for Key Labor Programs. . . Again (2/22/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of February 12, 2007 (2/16/07)

Bush Budget Inadequately Addresses Issues Important to the African American Community (2/16/07)

The Bush Budget Would Slash Key Housing Programs . . . Again (2/15/07)

Budget Report: The President’s FY 2008 Request Fails to Address the Needs of Latinos (2/15/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of February 5, 2007 (2/9/07)

Rural Report Card: The Bush Budget Fails to Address the Needs of Rural America (2/9/07)

Vital 9/11 Commission Recommendations Remain Incomplete, Unaddressed (2/8/07)

Demanding Accountability: Senate Democrats Restore Congressional Oversight (2/8/07)

Senate Democrats Voted to Move the Country in A New Direction, Towards Better Pay (2/8/07)

The President's Budget Would Cut Funding for Important State and Local Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Programs . . . Again (2/8/07)

Senate Democrats Passed the Toughest, Most Sweeping Ethics Reform in a Generation (2/8/07)

Bush Budget Proposal Fails to Fund Education Priorities (2/8/07)

Bush Budget Proposal Shortchanges Health Programs (2/8/07)

H.J. Res. 20, the Fiscal Year 2007 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (2/8/07)

The President's Budget Shortchanges Our Nation's Veterans (2/8/07)

President Bush's Budget Cuts Environmental, Natural Resource and Energy Independence Programs (2/7/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of January 29, 2007 (2/5/07)

January 2007

Democrats Advancing the State of Our Union for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (1/26/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of January 22, 2007 (1/26/07)

Democrats Advancing the State of Our Union for Latinos (1/23/07)

H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (1/23/07)

State the Union Rhetoric Versus Reality: President Bush Has Failed to Deliver on His Promises to Achieve Progress in Iraq (1/23/07)

Senate Oversight Highlights Week of January 15, 2007 (1/22/07)

The State of Middle Class Families (1/22/07)

A New Direction for America: Better Pay (1/22/07)

State of the Union Rhetoric v. Reality: President Bush Has Failed to Deliver on His Promises to Promote Energy Independence (1/22/07)

Democrats Examine Ways to Lower Medicare Drug Prices (1/16/07)

In the 110th Congress, Democrats and African Americans will Continue to Work Together to Take the Country in a New Direction (1/12/07)

Senate Democratic Leadership Bills Reflect the Priorities of the American People (1/11/07)

S. 1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 (1/11/07)

Environmental Monitor: The Bush Record on the Environment In the 109th Congress (1/3/07)