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Legislative Committee
About Legislative Committee
Legislative Committee is the policy arm of the Harvard College Democrats.
We handle the debates with the Harvard Republican Club, the policy-related opinion pieces, the original research on local issues, and we have weekly discussion on issues of great importance in both local and national politics.
For more information, or to get involved, please contact the Legislative Director, Eva Lam, at legislative@harvarddems.com.
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2008 Issue Briefing: Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
Did you know that...
- Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, and David Petraeus all successfully negotiated with their enemies without preconditions, but John McCain still calls negotiation "naive"?
- John McCain wants to keep spending $10 billion a year on unproven missile defense systems, while Barack Obama will only spend taxpayers' money on missile defense that is proven to protect us?
- Barack Obama has consistently opposed the Bush administration's saber-rattling towards Iran, while John McCain has joked about bombing Iran?
All this and more in LegCom's 2008 Issue Briefing on Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on foreign policy and diploamcy. Download it here.
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2008 Issue Briefing: Energy and the Environment
Did you know that...
- By 2050, under Barack Obama's cap-and-trade plan, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced to 80% of what they were in 1990?
- Even the Bush administration's own Energy Information Administration says that offshore drilling, which John McCain supports, won't provide a drop of new oil until 2017?
- John McCain's only proposal for encouraging the development of lower-emissions cars is a science fair prize for anyone who can develop a better car battery?
All this and more in LegCom's first 2008 Issue Briefing on Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on energy and the environment. Download it here.
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2008 Issue Briefing: Health Care
- Barack Obama’s health care plan guarantees that nearly 46 million uninsured Americans, including an estimated 8 million children, will be eligible to receive affordable, high-quality health insurance?
- John McCain voted against funding an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that would have offered health insurance to six million American children?
- Barack Obama not only supported SCHIP, but would guarantee in his plan that young adults struggling financially and unable to afford health insurance would be eligible to be covered under their parents' plan until the age of 25?
- John McCain's plan for health care wouldn't even guarantee coverage to John McCain?!
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2008 Issue Briefing: Taxes and the Economy
Did you know that...
- Barack Obama's tax plan will cut taxes by at least $1,000 for the average middle-class family?
- John McCain's tax plan offers a $270,000 tax cut to the richest 0.1% of American households?
- Barack Obama is a strong supporter of the Employee Free Choice Act, which makes it easier for workers to form unions free of employer intimidation?
- John McCain tried to cancel last Friday's presidential debate in order to attend a meeting in Washington about solutions to the financial crisis - then said nothing for the first 40 minutes of the meeting?
All this and more in LegCom's first 2008 Issue Briefing on Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on taxes and the economy. Download it here.
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United States Military Aid Policy Paper
LegCom recently conducted a comprehensive survey of United States military aid policy, covering thirteen countries and four continents. Read it here!
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Bilingual Education: Si o No?
When: Tue, Apr 29 at 6:00 pm to Tue, Apr 29 at 7:00 pm
Join us for a passionate debate about a controversial issue that has
millions of Americans talking. As the U.S.' Latino immigrant population
increases, many public schools across the country face the challenge of
teaching students who come from predominantly Spanish-speaking households.
Should our public schools adapt by adopting a bilingual sytem of education
that incorporates both English and Spanish? Or is complete English immersion
best for the children? This debate will be moderated by the distinguished
Professor Catherine Snow, Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education at the
Harvard Graduate School of Education.
This event is open to the entire Harvard community. Come join us Tuesday
evening at 6pm for food, a debate between the Harvard Democrats and the
Harvard Republicans, and the opportunity to ask each side questions of your
own!!!
Located at Land Lecture Hall (fourth floor of Belfer Hall at the Kennedy School).
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Harvard College Democrats Debate Harvard Republicans Club on Health Care
When: Sat, Apr 26 at 2:00 pm to Sat, Apr 26 at 3:00 pm
Come to Harvard Hall 202 to see our expert debaters Eva Lam '10 and Sahand Moarefy '10 go up against the Republicans about health care, a vital issue in the upcoming election!
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Affirmative Action Debate
When: Thu, Dec 13 at 8:00 pm to Thu, Dec 13 at 9:30 pm
The Dems will be teaming up with the Association of Black Harvard Women and Shanta Driver, National Co-Chair of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, to debate affirmative action against the Harvard Republican Club. Come watch! Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, 8 PM.
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LegCom Meeting
When: Tue, Dec 11 at 8:00 pm to Tue, Dec 11 at 9:30 pm
LegCom will be meeting to discuss school vouchers in Leverett D-Entry dining room (NOT the usual Loker room!) at 8 PM.
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LegCom Meeting
When: Tue, Oct 30 at 8:00 pm to Tue, Oct 30 at 9:00 pm
Where: Loker 028
"We will be discussing Israel, China, India etc. and then Immigration!!!! "
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Protecting America, Protecting the Earth
Our Energy policy paper is completed! The result of our extensive discussions in the spring and countless hours of research during the summer and this fall, this paper is our attempt to take a look at the large picture of where our energy policy is and where it should be going. Click here to download the paper (PDF).
Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions or would like to use it in some way, please contact me at legislative@harvarddems.com.
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The State of Workers at Harvard
The Harvard College Democrats are committed to engaging honestly with the community around them, and to this end, the Legislative Committee did its own research for the past 2 months to answer the most basic question: Are Workers Here Happy?
Attached is our 19-page report on this topic (in pdf form).
Big thanks to chief author and project manager Eva Lam, and additional thanks to all those committed members of the Legislative Committee who assisted her in this endeavor!
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LegCom Meeting
When: Tue, May 1 at 8:00 pm to Tue, May 1 at 9:00 pm
Location: Memorial Hall 202
I quote Jarret. "Topics: Spring recap and looking forward to the future, HPV research, 2008 fact sheets, dung beetles, The Cosby Show".
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Harvard Democrats and Harvard Republicans Debate: Education
When: Sat, Apr 21 at 2:00 pm to Sat, Apr 21 at 3:00 pm
Watch politics in action as the Harvard Democrats debate the Harvard Republicans on the issue of education. Moderated by the IOP, Harvard Hall 104.
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