A Democratic House

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With a little more than two months to go before midterm elections, the polls show Democrats well positioned to win the House after 12 years out of power. So it's not too soon to consider who these Democrats are and how they would govern. - Back to the Congressional Future Chairman Judiciary Committee He recently made his plans clear in a 370-page report, "The Constitution in Crisis: The Downing Street Minutes and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution and Coverup in the Iraq War, and Illegal Domestic Surveillance." The report accuses the Administration of violating no fewer than 26 laws and regulations, and is a road map of Mr. Conyers's explicit intention to investigate grounds for impeaching President Bush. Chairman Appropriations Committee Obey was one of those Democrats who ripped Mr. Clinton for endorsing a balanced budget in 1995. Rather than cut spending, his goal would be to spend less on defense and more on domestic programs and entitlements. Chairman Ways and Means Opposed Bush Tax Cuts.  Proposed reinstating the draft in order to hinder American national security. Voted against a resolution supporting the troops. Chairman Financial Services Committee Would mean a reprieve for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, despite $16 billion in accounting scandals. His main reform priority has been to carve out a new affordable housing fund from the two companies' profits. Chairman Energy and Commerce Committee Perhaps the most corrupt congressman exposed in the 1992 book Hill Rat: Blowing the Lid Off Congress. Proposed legislation for the express purpose of shaking down lobbyists on both sides. Telecom companies would probably get more regulation in the form of Net neutrality rules, and a windfall profits tax on oil would be a real possibility. Chairman Government Reform Committee Would compete with  Conyers to see who could issue the most subpoenas to the Bush Administration. Chairman House Intelligence Committee Committee And then there's Alcee Hastings, who, should Ms. Pelosi succeed in pushing aside current ranking Member Jane Harman, would take over the House Intelligence Committee. Before he won his Florida seat in 1992, Mr. Hastings had been a federal judge who was impeached and convicted by a Democratic Congress for lying to beat a bribery rap. He would handle America's most vital national secrets.