THE TC DEMOCRAT

Greetings My Fellow Democrats!

There are many exciting things going on!

For one, Democrats elected the first woman in U.S. History to become Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nancy Pelosi!

Secondly, our new Democratic-controlled Congress is moving forward with groundbreaking legislation to benefit the American people.

In the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress:

• Democrats started by cleaning up Congress, breaking the link between lobbyists and legislation and commited to pay-as-you-go, no new deficit spending.

• Democrats made our nation safer and began by implementing the recommendations of the independent, bipartisan 9/11 Commission.

• Democrats made our economy fairer, and we began by raising the minimum wage.
  

• Democrats made health care more affordable for all Americans, and began by fixing the Medicare prescription drug program, putting seniors first by negotiating lower drug prices.

• Democrats promoted stem cell research to offer real hope to the millions of American families who suffer from devastating diseases.

• Democrats broadened college opportunity, and began by cutting interest rates for student loans in half.

• Democrats energized America by working towards achieving energy independence, and we we began by rolling back the multi-billion dollar subsidies for Big Oil.

CDA is hosting a Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. from February 1-4. There will be a large delegation from Tennessee attending.

Also, the CDA Women's Caucus has undertaken an HPV awareness project. There will be information regarding this important project forthcoming in the near future.

• For more info on the HPV project, contact Leah R. Kirk, Tennessee's Representative to the CDA Women's Caucus.

CDA also announced on January 28 that it's 2007 National Convention will be held in South Carolina at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The TFCD was in strong attendance at last year's National Convention, which was held in St. Louis, Missouri. Tennessee also came home with the title College Democrats of America's State Federation of the Year.

TFCD Membership Director & TC Democrats President Landree Brotherton attended the 2006 convention in St. Louis, and had this to say, "The CDA National Convention was beyond all comprehension. College Dems from all across the United States converged on St. Louis and took the city by storm. We had the chance to meet and mingle with stars from the Democratic Party, including DNC chairman Dr. Howard Dean, General Wesley Clark, Iowa Governor and now Presidential Candidate Tom Vilsack, and the current Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. We also elected new leadership for the CDA, and they have been doing an outstanding job. Tennessee was especially proud to come home with the CDA's State Federation of the Year honors. The convention was amazing, and I encourage everyone who has the oppurtunity to attend. You won't regret it!"


The TFCD is hosting a Leadership Summit on March 3 in Nashville. More information will be coming in the near future. If you are interested in attending, contact Landree Brotherton.


The TC College Democrats submitted a budget to the SGA, attended the meetings, and is awaiting an announcement from the SGA regarding funds for the semester. Upon recieving these funds, the TC Dems hope to begin a letter writing campaign to local, state, and national elected officials. More info will be provided later. Also, elections for the upcoming school year will take place shortly!

MEETING: MONDAY, JANUARY 29 at 6pm in NISWONGER LIVING ROOM!

If anyone has any ideas, questions, or comments, please come to the meeting and express them.

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING!