With the elections over and the Democrats the victor, America clearly voted to send America toward a new direction.  They decided that a change of power is needed in order to get things done in this country.  The question on everybody's minds at this moment has to be what exactly are the Democrats planning on doing.

The new Speaker of House, Nanci Pelosi, recently came up with her 100 hour plan.  In this plan lists what she and the Democrats will first do in their first days in power.

On the top of the 100 hour plan list is to raise the current minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour.  Democrats tried to raise the minimum wage during the past few Congressional sessions but failed every time.  This time around I imagine there will be different results.  President Bush already said that he is planning on working with Speaker Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats on a minimum wage increase bill.  I think this bill is a definite must for America and is time that the wage gets an increase.

Next atop the list is to put new rules in place to break the link between lobbyists and legislation.  From past Congressional sessions, lobbyists have played a huge part in deciding what gets passes and what doesn't.  A bill of this sort would really put the law making power back in the hands of the American people.  This would open the eyes of our law makers to see what needs to be done instead of listening to persuasive lobbyists.

Another issue on this list is to enact all the recommendations made by the commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of 9/11.  Included in the recommendations of the extremely lengthy 9/11 Report are ways to make American more secure as a nation, venerabilities in our nation security, and ways to prevent future terrorist attacks against the United States.  I cannot see anyone who would be against re-opening the 9/11 Report and listening to these recommendations.

The last key issue on the 100 hour plan is to cut the interest rate on student loans.  I am currently a college student, and I have my fair share of student loans built up.  I and many other poor college students would love to see this interest rate decrease.  This would ultimately put money back in our pockets that wouldn't have been available, and this would allow more money to be put back into our economy.  I see this as a win in every direction.

I foresee this Congressional session to be one for the record books.  After the last showing of Congress, I doubt Congress can accomplish any less.  We all have high hopes in our newly elected Congress, and lets all just wait and see all that will get done.  I have a good feeling we will be in for a great next two years.