{"id":29597,"date":"2017-09-25T13:08:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T20:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=29597"},"modified":"2017-09-25T13:08:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T20:08:47","slug":"the-peoples-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/25\/the-peoples-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"The People’s Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

I and others have said that it’s not enough to oppose Putin’s Puppet and his Republican Reich.  We must also present a solid program of ideas to meet the needs of the American people.  A group of progressive Democrats has done exactly that.  In fact, I think Freya was involved in this, and I’m sure she’ll let us know.  Summer for Progress has collected The People’s Platform.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Applauding Democratic members of the U.S. House for their support of a slate of bold and progressive bills, a coalition that mobilized a grassroots campaign is calling their "Summer for Progress" a success in terms of pushing an agenda that goes beyond simply saying "no" to the agenda of President Donald Trump and the Republicans who control Congress.<\/p>\n

"Our leaders need to stand up for everyday Americans by addressing a platform that speaks to their immediate needs. We know that there are more Members in the House who support raising the minimum wage, combatting climate change, and taxing Wall Street. While the summer is over, our work to get all Democratic Members to sign onto these bills will continue." <\/p>\n

\u2014Shannon Jackson, Our Revolution<\/p>\n

Releasing a scorecard<\/a> of congressional "champions" on Friday, the groups behind the "People’s Platform<\/a>" summer lobbying effort\u2014including Our Revolution, Food & Water Watch, and Progressive Democrats for America\u2014said the 25 lawmakers highlighted, all Democrats, should be commended for co-signing legislation designed to "directly address the needs of working and middle class families." See if your congressperson made the cut here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Members of Congress, said<\/a> Mark Schlosberg, organizing co-director for Food & Water Watch\/ Food & Water Action Fund, "must do more than just resist Trump’s reactionary agenda."<\/p>\n

As part of their months-long organizing drive, backers of the People\u2019s Platform declared their support for transformative policies contained in specific pieces of legislation that already exist.  Local groups met with nearly two dozen lawmakers and held more than 100 petition delivery events in district offices…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here are the issues and corresponding Bills in the People’s Platform<\/font><\/p>\n

Health Care for All<\/strong>: H.R. 676 Medicare For All Act, introduced by Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich). <\/font><\/p>\n

College for All<\/strong>: H.R. 1880 College for All Act of 2017, introduced by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) <\/font><\/p>\n

Workers\u2019 Rights<\/strong>: H.R.15 – Raise the Wage Act, introduced by Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Keith Ellison (D-MN). <\/font><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Reproductive Rights<\/strong>: H.R.771 – Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Lee, Barbara (D-CA).<\/font><\/p>\n

Voting Rights<\/strong>: H.R.2840 – Automatic Voter Registration Act, introduced by Rep. Cicilline, David N. (D-RI). <\/font><\/p>\n

Criminal Justice and Immigrant Rights<\/strong>: Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) <\/font><\/p>\n

Tax on Wall Street<\/strong>: H.R. 1144 – Inclusive Prosperity Act, introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN). <\/font><\/p>\n

Protecting the Environment<\/strong>: H.R. 2242 – Keep It in the Ground Act, introduced by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA)<\/font><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, only four US Representatives have signed onto all eight.  My Representative, Earl Blumenauer is one of them.  Oregon also leads the way, in that Senator Jeff Merkley is deeply involved in the Keep It in the Ground Act. <\/font><\/p>\n