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  • Dems have tough time enacting changes

    06/02/2007 10:48:35 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 1,096+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/2/07 | Charles Babington - ap
    WASHINGTON - Under a portrait of George Washington and a sign proclaiming "A New Direction," Democratic lawmakers boasted of their accomplishments their first five months running Congress. Their press release covered two pages. Yet most people might be excused for hardly noticing, except maybe those who are paid the minimum wage or who live in hurricane-ravaged areas. Upon taking control in January, Democrats led efforts to increase the minimum wage for the first time in a decade and to force modest spending increases in hurricane and drought relief, children's health care and a few other areas. Beyond that, the majority...