Legislative Ideas

Earlier today I was lucky to tune in C-SPAN and saw several quick speeches on legislative issues. I thought it was a very interesting exchange. There was Warren (D-MA), Durbin (D-IL), Tillis (R-NC), Heller (R-NV), and Cornyn (R-TX) and they were discussing opioids, student loans, and immigration.

The main interest of the Republicans seems to be a limited immigration bill the House could pass. Of major importance to Pres. Trump is to not support the Obama DACA program. The interests of the Democrats were opioids, student loans, and a lot more on immigration than the Republicans want to do. They seemed to be at a bit of an impasse, so I'll suggest a few things which may help them move forward.

1. Create more judges and legal counsel positions to solve the immigration backlog. Make sure that this number can be reduced later when the situation is under control. The judges should be non-partisan.

2. Immediately reunite as many of the families as can be done safely. For children not reunited it is critical that their whereabouts and identities and safety be identified and made certain.

3. Appoint a qualified non-partisan professional to run the opioid program and ensure it has sufficient budget to reach any areas in America where the statistics show there is a significant opioid addiction problem.

Elections are soon, so more may be done on these or other issues in a short time. But, these 3 points are short-term and relatively balanced between the interests of the two parties.