November 28, 2006

CAP's Agenda For Democrats

It is very tempting to read the Center for American Progress's 100 Day Agenda, which pres. John Podesta unveiled this a.m., as a blueprint for what Sen. Hillary Clinton would have Democrats do if she were in charge.

CAP, of course, is filled with Clinton veterans, some of whom will decamp to Clinton's expected presidential campaign next year. (One exception: senior CAPper Jennifer Palmieri is a pledged member of Sen. John Edwards' presidential team.)

Presidential speculation aside, CAP wants to cement its status as the policy shop for Democrats. Here's their preferred congressional agenda through August:

-- Level the playing field between credit card companies and consumers
-- Create a Universal 401(k) to promote ownership, savings, and bipartisanship
-- Create a new Wellness Trust
-- Enact comprehensive immigration reform
-- Ensure that surveillance of terrorists is effective and on a sound legal footing
-- Adopt a national target to avoid dangerous climate change
-- Require 25 percent of electricity production from renewable sources by 2025 and establish a new cross-cutting research division at the Department of Energy

Posted at 12:23 PM

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