Looking to 2010

Health care, education, energy and appropriations remain high on the congressional agenda, yet there is a small window for focusing on these big issues. Issues affecting Community Action programs may be best addressed in 2010.

Recently, I have been having quite a few interesting political discussions with congressional members. Many of the key campaign people are wanting to begin talking through the current political environment. There are races starting to pop up on the radar screen that I didn't expect.

If the economy doesn't recover, or sinks again, Democrats are very worried what that might mean for them politically in the fall of 2010.

Stay tuned for more.

-- David Bradley, NCAF Executive Director, Washington