creating 10 million new jobs - assuring health care for all children - making college tuition tax deductible - ending deficit spending - guarantee a prescription drug benefit under Medicare - enact middle-class tax relief? The Article does not actually spell them out.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2004-09-21-dems-roadmap_x.htm Democrats polish their positions in bid to regain House (6 core values)
By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Faced with an uphill battle to win back the majority they lost a decade ago and worried that the public doesn't know where they stand, House Democrats Wednesday will unveil a platform of six "core values" they hope will give voters a reason to support them in November.
The New Partnership for America's Future is "our pledge to the American people addressing their aspirations," says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California. She promises "a drumbeat" by House Democrats about their party's values on national security, prosperity, fairness, opportunity, community and accountability.
The statement of principles, designed to fit on a pocket card that candidates can carry with them, reiterates familiar Democratic positions. There are no new initiatives or specific legislation. Instead, the plan lays out goals such as creating 10 million new jobs, assuring health care for all children, making college tuition tax deductible and ending deficit spending.<snip>
But some promises, such as to "guarantee a prescription drug benefit under Medicare" and to "enact middle-class tax relief," may open Democrats to charges that Republicans already have acted. Democrats counter that the GOP has done more for HMOs and the wealthy than for seniors and average taxpayers.<snip>