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Spartacus Maximus XL

(83 posts)
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 03:19 PM Jan 2016

Help with Democrat-sponsored laws that benefit the common person.

I am having a discussion with a friend of mine who thinks the GOP and Democrats are "all the same." I would like to provide him with a link to all the laws sponsored by Democrats that benefit Joe Sixpack, the middle class, workers, etc. Then I'll compare that to the same list of GOP-sponsored laws that do likewise ... which I suspect is either none or close to it. Can anyone help me with such a link or a list of such legislation? (I can think of several off hand, like the Social Security Act, FMLA, the Civil Rights Act, but I'd be particularly interested in anything over the past 30 years or so in particular.

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Help with Democrat-sponsored laws that benefit the common person. (Original Post) Spartacus Maximus XL Jan 2016 OP
Under Obama, the bailout of GM and the Auto Industry save millions of jobs held by middleclass peopl Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #1
Try this: http://www.nobeliefs.com/RepublicanDay.htm sinkingfeeling Jan 2016 #2
Thanks folks! Spartacus Maximus XL Jan 2016 #3

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
1. Under Obama, the bailout of GM and the Auto Industry save millions of jobs held by middleclass peopl
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 03:32 PM
Jan 2016

Democrats passed the ACA and provided medical coverage for millions of Americans.
Bill Clinton's Family and Medical Leave Act ensured parents could take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn or a sick relative without risking their job.
Clinton manage to pass a bill that gave More federal funding for Head Start and child care. in 1997
Children’s Health Insurance Program. In 1997 CHIP was a Democratic success.

These bills shepherded by Democrats helped regular Americans.

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