Democratic Policy Committee Reports
Policy Reports Released in 2009
November 2009
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: The Cost of Inaction (State-by-State Fact Sheets) (11/25/09)
The Recovery Act is Creating Jobs and Making a Difference in the States (State-by-State Fact Sheets) (11/23/09)
Republicans Defeated the Last Health Reform Effort, and Americans Lost (11/20/09)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (11/19/09)
Making Real Progress in Our Mission to Disrupt, Dismantle, and Defeat al Qaeda (11/16/09)
Our Best Chance for Success in Afghanistan: Getting the Strategy Right First (11/13/09)
Senate Democrats Continue Our Commitment to Honoring the Service of Our Nation's Veterans (11/10/09)
Senate Democrats Increase Investments in Clean Energy Research and Development (11/5/09)
The Recovery Act is Creating Jobs and Making a Difference in the States (State-by-State Fact Sheets) (11/5/09)
Reform that Reduces Chronic Disease and Health Care Costs (11/4/09)
October 2009
Personal Finance 101: Do Not Trust Your Savings to Republican Economic Policy (10/29/09)
The Failure is in the Philosophy: Despite Dismal Record, Republicans Offer More of the Same (10/20/09)
Fixing Medicare Payments to Physicians, Laying the Groundwork for Health Insurance Reform (10/16/09)
Profits Over People: Republican Health Care Amendments Demonstrate Republican Priorities (10/14/09)
Smarter, Stronger, More Effective Ballistic Missile Defense (10/6/09)
Can Seniors Trust Republicans to Protect Medicare? (10/5/09)
Republican Record on Health Care: Higher Costs, More Bankruptcies, Less Coverage (10/1/09)
September 2009
Senate Health Insurance Reform Ends Coverage Discrimination Against Women (9/30/09)
Senate Health Insurance Reform: Putting People Over Profits (9/29/09)
Senate Health Insurance Reform Invests in America's Seniors (9/25/09)
Senate Health Insurance Reform Strengthens Medicare (9/22/09)
Fact Check: Responding to Opponents of Health Insurance Reform (9/21/09)
August 2009
Top Ten Findings: DPC Oversight Hearings on Waste, Fraud, and Corruption in Iraq (8/31/09)
Major Findings: DPC Oversight Hearings on Waste, Fraud, and Corruption in Iraq (8/13/09)
Setting the Record Straight: The Recovery Act is Working to Rebuild America's Economy (8/7/09)
The Recovery Act: An Update on Our Path to Progress (8/7/09)
Democratic Accomplishments in the 111th Congress: Honoring the American People's Call for Change (8/7/09)
Responsible Reform for the Middle Class (8/5/09)
Senate Democrats Advance National Security Priorities on Defense Legislation (8/5/09)
July 2009
Health Reform Must Address Health Disparities (7/30/09)
Senate Health Reform Legislation Helps Small Business (7/29/09)
Republican 'Status Quo Plan' for Health Reform is Not an Option (7/29/09)
The Recovery Act: Success Stories in the States (7/23/09)
June 2009
Democratic Accomplishments in the 111th Congress: Honoring the American People's Call for Change (6/26/09)
Health Care Stability and Security for All Americans (6/26/09)
The Need for Health Care Reform by the Numbers (6/26/09)
The Recovery Act: A Report on Our Accelerated Path to Progress (6/26/09)
Health Care Reform: The Cost of Doing Nothing (State-by-State Fact Sheets) (6/19/09)
Health Care Reform: The Need for Prevention and Wellness Efforts (6/17/09)
The Recovery Act: A Report on the Path to Progress in the States (State-by-State Fact Sheets) (6/16/09)
Senate Democrats Protect Our Children and the Public from the Harmful Effects of Tobacco Use (6/11/09)
Health Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction (6/9/09)
May 2009
The President's Budget Honors the Service of Our Nation's Veterans (5/28/09)
Democrats Chart a Real Change of Course on National Security (5/28/09)
Key Obama Budget Investments in Clean Energy, the Environment, and Natural Resources (5/26/09)
Key Obama Budget Investments in Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans (5/21/09)
Key Obama Budget Investments in Education (5/21/09)
Senate Democrats: Committed to Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans (5/21/09)
Health Reform Required to Address the Health Care Cost Crisis (5/21/09)
Senate Democrats Continue Push for Investments in Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans (5/21/09)
Senate Democrats Continue Our Commitment to Honoring the Service of Our Nation's Veterans (5/21/09)
Democratic Accomplishments in the 111th Congress: Honoring the American People's Call for Change (5/21/09)
The Recovery Act: A Report on Our Path to Progress (5/21/09)
Senate Democrats Press for Flu Preparedness (5/19/09)
Senate Democrats Are Committed to America's Small Businesses (5/18/09)
There is Strong Bipartisan Consensus For Closing Guantanamo (5/14/09)
April 2009
Why We Must Act: Senate Democrats Make the Case for Health Reform (4/30/09)
Energy, Environmental, and Consumer Benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (4/28/09)
Fair Pay for Women and All Americans is Critical to Our Nation's Economic Recovery (4/28/09)
Democrats are Investing in America's Future: Education (4/3/09)
Democrats are Investing in America's Future: Health Care (4/3/09)
Democrats are Investing in America's Future: Clean Energy (4/3/09)
Democrats are Providing Urgently Needed Tax Relief for Middle-Class Families (4/3/09)
Democrats are Making Urgently Needed Investments in Housing and Community Development (4/3/09)
The Democratic Budget Invests in America's Future and Focuses on Middle-Class Families (4/3/09)
Democratic Accomplishments in the 111th Congress: Honoring the American People's Call for Change (4/3/09)
Democrats are Working to Reverse the REPUBLICAN DEFICIT That is Crippling the U.S. Economy (4/3/09)
Making Work Pay: Relief For America's Working Families (State-by-State Fact Sheets) (4/2/09)
Democratic Budget Resolution Makes Urgently Needed Investments in Health Care (4/1/09)
March 2009
The Democratic Congress is Investing in America's Priorities: Education (3/31/09)
Democratic Budget Resolution Makes Urgently Needed Investments in Housing and Community Development (3/31/09)
Democratic Budget Resolution Makes Urgently Needed Investments in Education (3/30/09)
The Bipartisan Environmental Accomplishments of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (3/30/09)
Democratic Budget Resolution Makes Urgently Needed Investments in Clean Energy (3/27/09)
The Democratic Budget: Critical and Responsible Investments in Our Future and the Middle Class (3/25/09)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Implementation and Accountability Resources (3/24/09)
The 111th Congress is Investing in America's Priorities: Health Care (3/19/09)
Omnibus Bill is Critical to the Health, Safety, and Security of the American People (3/10/09)
The State of the Inherited Union: The Economy (3/9/09)
The Case for a 21st Century Electricity Transmission System (3/5/09)
Democrats Investing in America's Priorities: Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance (3/4/09)
Democrats Investing in America's Priorities: Safe and Affordable Housing (3/4/09)
Democrats Investing in America's Priorities: Strengthening Our Workforce (3/4/09)
February 2009
The State of the Inherited Union: The Economy (2/24/09)
The State of the Inherited Union (2/24/09)
The State of the Inherited Union: National Security (2/24/09)
Accomplishments in the 111th Congress: Honoring the American People's Call for Change (2/11/09)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Cuts Taxes for Working Families (2/11/09)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Creates New Jobs and Saves Those at Risk (2/11/09)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Invests in America’s Future (2/11/09)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Takes Steps to Stabilize the Housing Market (2/11/09)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Ensures Accountability and Transparency (2/11/09)
Estimated Benefits in the States and Indian Country American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (2/6/09)
January 2009
Senate Democrats Are Working for Change: Strengthening the Middle Class (1/21/09)