What do Progressives/Democratic Socialists want from the House in 2019-2020

Ok, so Democrat’s control the house. They have the ability to pass legislation.

They have the ability to put Republican opposition and maybe Democratic opposition on the record for/against legislation.

I feel that FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE of the president needs to be pushed hard.

First things first:
I don't want Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. She is terrible at her job and was one of the major factors for the Democrats losing the House of Representatives to the Republicans in the first place.

I don't want him impeached, I thought I did until it was pointed out Pence would just be president and he is as bad if not worse on policies, both foreign and domestic than Trump is.

I think most people who don't like aca want it improved, not done away with.

The ACA was designed to fail. I think everyone knew going in that it was a stepping stone to something else. The economics simply don't work out, the people who are knowledgeable on both sides of the issue are saying exactly that.
Let's be honest. The only way to cover pre-existing conditions is to force people to have insurance. Otherwise, the smart way to save money is to skip buying insurance when you are young and cheap knowing that should something happen, you can always get it covered when you need it.

The Democrats won by changing the expectation. We will end up at something very much like single payer. There is not political way to go back now.
(For the record, I have always been in favor of single payer.)

Put people in prison if they refuse to buy insurance.

Why are people who maliciously refuse to buy insurance deserving of compassion?

It only sabotages the entire system for all the rest of us.

Trump Is Gonna End The Mueller Probe. Here’s What Dems Should Do.

Donald Trump just made his move against the Russia investigation. 

By forcing the Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign and then going around the established line of succession at the Department of Justice by appointing a partisan loyalist, Matt Whitaker, to be the acting Attorney General—one who will oversee the Special Prosecutors office—Trump has signaled his intent to end Robert Mueller investigation.

There is no mystery here. Sessions wasn’t removed because of a disagreement over his hardline stance on immigration. Trump has been crystal clear about what he wants in an Attorney General: someone who will protect him. And when Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation he was no longer able to do that.

The choice of Whitaker, who reportedly will not recuse himself from overseeing the probe, is an obvious tell. First off: the move is quite possibly illegal. So why put at risk the authority of your acting attorney general? Because Whitaker is a Republican loyalist who wrote an oped a year ago outlining a strategy to kill the Mueller investigation by strangling it bureaucratically. Mueller is dependent on the Department of Justice for his budget. The Attorney General can stop him from issuing indictments and try to quash the release of any reports from the investigation to congress. In an appearance on CNN last year Whitaker previewed the play: “I could see a scenario where Jeff Sessions is replaced, it would recess appointment and that attorney general doesn’t fire Bob Mueller but he just reduces his budget to so low that his investigations grinds to almost a halt.” Trump is now running that exact play.

Democrats will have the power to run a new investigation into Russia’s meddling once the new Congress takes office in January. But they shouldn’t wait. Instead, they must demand now that Whitaker grant the Mueller investigation full independence, effectively making Mueller his own boss. This is what happened during Watergate. After President Richard Nixon initiated the “Saturday night massacre”—removing the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and the Special Council investigating Watergate—Robert Bork, who suddenly became acting Attorney General, gave the new Special Prosecutor full authority over the investigation. If the “Bork standard” was good enough for Nixon, it is good enough for Trump.

Democrats should also send a message to career officials by making clear that anyone that participates in this effort to obstruct justice will be held to account, whether that’s the President, his acting Attorney General, or other DOJ officials.

While there are expectations that Mueller may have a “break glass” plan for this very scenario, such as unsealing additional indictments or having his report ready to go. But there is no guarantee that this is the case. As an employee of the executive branch, Mueller simply may not have many great options in this showdown with the chief executive.

And the public may not even know if a showdown has even happened. For weeks Washington has been a buzz about coming activity from the investigation. Mueller’s grand jury is clearly busy and an indictment of Roger Stone appears imminent, as Stone himself expects to be indicted. Should no indictments come, should the Mueller investigation, which was quiet before the election, stay quiet, then it is likely that the investigation is being strangled to death.

If Whitaker refuses to meet the Bork standard and give Mueller full independence, the new Democratic congress will need to act right away in January. The House Judiciary Committee will need to immediately investigate to determine whether the investigation is being killed (or has been) from within. This should involve bringing Whitaker, Sessions, the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and possibly Mueller and other officials in the Justice Department, before congress to determine whether the investigation is being obstructed.

Should it become clear that Mueller is not able to investigate—whether that’s because Mueller is fired or his investigation is being strangled or because Mueller resigns in protest—Democrats in congress will have to pick up where Mueller left off. They will need to hold immediate hearings into whether the President is abusing the power of his office to obstruct justice and whether his campaign did indeed conspire with Russia. They will need to immediately subpoena documents and records related to the investigation, such as any report prepared by the Special Counsel, witness lists, any information that was transmitted to the Special Counsel’s office from another government agency, and any materials related to the decision by the Acting Attorney General to overrule the Special Counsel on the filing of charges related to any individual or group. They will need to hold public hearings, including calling Mueller, as well as key figures in the investigation like Donald Trump Jr. to publically testify. They will need to demonstrate to the American public that this is a clear abuse of power and then they must take steps to hold Trump accountable.

There will be a debate if this is politically the best course, as this might be seen as distracting from a more, prefered messages. But this goes beyond politics. If Trump is able to get away with killing an investigation into him, in effect showing that the rules don’t apply, that he is above the law, he will feel emboldened to get away with so much more.

This is how democracies often die. An elected leader uses their position to eliminate the checks on their power, and when they’re not stopped they eliminate additional checks. This can happen here, just as it is happening elsewhere. Fortunately, a buffer now exists in the form of a Democratic Congress. But they have to be ready to act.

Why are people who maliciously refuse to buy insurance deserving of compassion?

It only sabotages the entire system for all the rest of us.

If Dems want to really achieve things, they should operate outside of the market system instead of manipulating and stimulating it.

As much as I hate Trump if it fixes the DACA kids futures. Improves the health care law or makes it cheaper while protecting the core of the law. Helps balance the bidget while still protecting social safety nets......well good, I think?

Of course Trump will take credit, but if it improves the lives of Americans then ok.