Democrats Take a Step Left With New Party Platform

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Democrats Take a Step Left With New Party Platform

by ALEX SEITZ-WALD at NBC

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/democrats-take-step-left-new-platform-n602791

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Democrats are considering approving what is almost certainly the most progressive platform in the party's history, though supporters of Bernie Sanders are still not satisfied with provisions on trade and other issues.

A draft of the platform, obtained by NBC News, was approved by a 15-member subcommittee and sent Friday to members of the full platform committee. The full committee will have a chance to make changes before sending it to the an up-or-down vote by the entire Democratic National Convention later this month in Philadelphia.

The draft includes many of the provisions sought by Sanders and his allies on the minimum wage, death penalty and more. But it lacks concessions they sought on climate, trade and healthcare.

Related: Democrats Urged to Make Immigration a Priority in Platform

"This draft touches on the many pressing issues facing Americans and includes new language on economic inequality and the minimum wage, Wall Street reform, reproductive health, criminal justice reform, and voting rights, among many other topics," Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in a memo to platform committee draft members.




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