By Patricia L Johnson

The first day of the 110th Congress went off without a hitch, with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) becoming the first female Speaker of the House with 20 standing ovations!

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) unveiled the top 10 legislative items as follows:

1. Ethics
2. Minimum Wage hike
3. Tax and Regulatory incentives for business
4. Implementing most 9/11 Commission recommendations that haven’t been put in place.
5. Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
6. Repealing tax subsidies and royalty relief for oil companies
7. Cutting interest rates on student loans
8. Immigration Reform
9. Rebuilding the Military
10. Revisiting government price negotiations for Medicare Beneficiaries.

Looks like the 110th Congress is going to have a pretty full plate.