Ideas For Change

A few weeks ago, DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen asked DCCC supporters to submit their Ideas for Change. You submitted thousands of ideas.

Now, following the announcement of the DCCC's permanent Ideas for Change initiative, we invite you to continue submitting your ideas for how we can best use this mandate for change that you helped to create. Please share your ideas using the form to your right.

      

  




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Your Top Priority

A few weeks ago, Chairman Van Hollen asked for your ideas on what the top priority should be for the new Congress. Your response was overwhelming with thousands of suggestions. You had a chance to vote on five of the top suggestions. Here are the results:

Pie Chart of the Ideas for Change Voting Results

The number one priority is...

  1. 51.4% — Economic Stimulus
    A stimulus package to create jobs is needed and will help everyone. People with jobs spend money. This stabilizes the Market, which replenishes people's savings and retirement funds — Mary, OR

    And your other top priorities...
  2. 24.2% — Health Care
    The most important change for me is accessible, affordable health care for all Americans; employed or unemployed; old or young. — Deb, FL
  3. 12.7% — The Environment
    Work to improve the environment and reduce global warming — Jerry, VA
  4. 7.0% — Tax Reform
    Targeted tax cuts for working people, creation of real jobs, eliminate tax loopholes — George, TX
  5. 4.7% — Iraq
    Get us out of Iraq responsibly and create and oversee programs that will ensure the physical, emotional and economic well being of returning U.S. soldiers — Karen, CA