Democrats are planning to pass 20 bills during lame duck session of Congress

Democrats are planning to pass 20 bills during lame duck session of Congress Scotty Starnes | September 29, 2010 at 2:24 PM | Tags: Amnesty, Backdoor Amnesty, culture of corruption, Democrats, energy taxes, The Dream Act | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-2Tv

The corrupt sneaky Democrats are going to ram through as many as 20 pieces of legislation in a lame duck session of Congress. Bills that cover amnesty for ILLEGAL immigrants to energy taxes will be pushed and you know Democrats refuse to read any bills they sign into law. The culture of corruption continues.

The Hill reports:

Democrats are considering cramming as many as 20 pieces of legislation into the lame-duck session they plan to hold after the Nov. 2 election.

The array of bills competing for floor time shows the sense of urgency among Democratic lawmakers to act before the start of the 112th Congress, when Republicans are expected to control more seats in the Senate and House.

But, given the slow pace of the Senate, it also all but guarantees that Democrats will be hard-pressed to pass even a small part of their lame-duck agenda.

The highest-profile item for November and December is the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, passed under President George W. Bush, which expire at year's end.

Democrats have promised they will not allow tax rates to rise for families making less than $250,000 a year.

Democratic leaders have also prioritized the defense authorization bill, which includes a repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military.

Democrats and gay-rights activists fear repeal could prove impossible if Republicans control the House or additional Senate seats.

Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the chamber's second-ranking Democrat, has promised to push for a vote on the DREAM Act, which would give the children of illegal immigrants a chance to earn legal residence.

That bill would have much less chance of passing if Republicans controlled the House.

Democratic leaders also view an extension of unemployment insurance benefits and a freeze in scheduled cuts to doctors' Medicare reimbursements as must-pass legislation.

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