Democrats Blast Fine Print of Bush Retirement Plan
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Democrats on Thursday said President Bush's proposed overhaul of Social Security would burden future generations with massive debt and undo income protection promised to the elderly since Democrat Franklin Roosevelt was president.
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Democrats pounced on the latest revelations about President Bush's Air National Guard service Wednesday, saying newly released records show Bush shirked his duty and lied about it.
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President Bush sought support from congressional leaders of both parties Monday for his aggressive proposal to overhaul Social Security during his second term.
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WASHINGTON -- Democrats seeking votes for their Iraq-withdrawal plan have stuffed a war funding bill with billions of dollars for homeland security, healthcare, farms, New Orleans levees, home heating, and other causes.
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President Bush made a fresh push Saturday for a new Social Security plan in which Americans would be allowed to channel a small portion of their income into "personal savings accounts," warning that inaction could end the retirement system.
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The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress challenged President Bush on Monday to draft an "exit strategy" in Iraq and work with them in his drive to revamp the Social Security retirement program.
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President Bush urged Congress today to quickly pass the economic stimulus plan that would give Americans tax rebate checks. But many Senate Democrats want to include extended unemployment benefits in the plan -- a provision House Democrats agreed to drop.
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Democrats are vowing to roll back a sharp increase in premiums announced this month and the Bush campaign is seeking to blame lawmakers for the rise.
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Democrats rolled out a "Bush truth squad" Tuesday to state the facts as they see them and challenge the president's assertions at every turn of the campaign.
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As Republican candidates are avoiding President Bush, Democrats are invoking his image to call for change.
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Democrats say failed Republican policies are behind rising Medicare premiums that are leaving millions of older Americans scrambling for basic health care.
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Democrats on Thursday attacked the Bush administration's majority on the National Labor Relations Board as anti-union.
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As President Bush begins a big  campaign to restructure Social Security, Democrats and a host  of interest groups are mobilizing to fight his private account  plan and protect the traditional retirement system.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton promised retirees that if elected president she will not cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age or privatize the taxpayer-funded system.
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A top Senate Democrat unveiled a $156 billion economic stimulus package Monday that awards rebates to senior citizens living off Social Security and extends unemployment benefits, setting up a clash with President Bush and House leaders pushing a narrower package.
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Democrats may try to override a decision by President Bush to leave stopgap children's health insurance money out of his 2007 emergency war spending proposal.
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The top two Democrats in the Congress vowed on Wednesday to work with President Bush, but also slammed him on key issues like Iraq and his bid to revamp the Social Security retirement program.