A lot of attention has rightfully been devoted to the laundry list of liberal pieces of legislation that is likely to be advanced in a Democrat-controlled Congress. But Majority Whip Roy Blunt makes a good point, there is equal reason to fear what a Democratic majority would not do.

“One of the greatest powers of the Speaker is the decision of what will be voted on in the first place,” said Blunt in a statement released this morning. “As former Democratic Speaker Tip O’Neill put it, ‘if [a Speaker] doesn’t want a certain bill to come up, it usually doesn’t.’ Can the American people trust liberal San Francisco values when it comes to our nation’s priorities on immigration reform, tax relief, job creation, and homeland security?”

In this press release, Blunt runs down a list of issues ranging from national security and taxes to immigration and border security to highlight key initiatives that would be locked up in a Democratic Congress.

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