[press
releases
in
roughly reverse chronological order, reactions following
DNCC releases]
DNCC
July 9, 2016
Democrats Unite
to Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History
Ambitious Platform
Represents Full Diversity of Democratic Party, Affirms Unified
Progressive Vision on Key Issues
ORLANDO
- Today, after
weeks of regional events designed to welcome every voice within the
Democratic party, the full Platform Committee voted to advance the most
ambitious and progressive party platform in history. The 187-member
committee met to consider amendments to the draft platform that was
approved by the Platform Drafting Committee in St. Louis, Missouri on
June 25th. Developed through an open, inclusive, and
transparent process, the document contains substantive solutions and
ideas on important issues including Wall Street reform, fixing our
broken immigration system, expanding Social Security, and honoring our
tribal nations.
From
taking on systemic racism to protecting women's rights and making
historic investments into good paying jobs, the draft 2016 Democratic
platform represents the full diversity of the Democratic party. The
platform reaffirms our commitment to not only find common ground, but
to seek higher ground. It reflects hundreds of hours of deliberation,
the testimony of 144 witnesses, thousands of comments from experts,
elected officials, advocates, and everyday Americans, and issues
championed throughout the primary process by both Secretary Clinton and
Senator Sanders.
"As
we conclude this unprecedented platform process, I am truly delighted
to see the way in which we as Democrats have engaged in substantive
debate and responsible dialogue around the most important issues facing
our nation. The progressive platform that we will present
during the Democratic National Convention outlines strategies to
support working families, reassures that healthcare is a right and
ensures our nation's safety and security,” said Platform
Committee Co-Chair, Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-CT). "Though
our discussion has often been passionate, this process ensured all
voices were heard and allowed us to emerge united and ready to support
our nominee for President."
“Our
platform is evidence that Democrats from all walks of life can work
together to propose thoughtful and meaningful solutions to the
challenges faced by American families. From improving our public
education system to proposing measures to combat the reality of climate
change, the Democratic Party is taking historic steps to brighten the
future of our children,” said
Platform
Committee
Co-Chair,
Former Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta. “I am proud to say tonight’s advancement of such a bold,
progressive platform is the direct result of a transparent and open
process where every voice was heard and every opinion was respected.”
“I
had no doubt that through this process Democrats would come together
and articulate a clear progressive vision for our Party and the future
of this nation. From abolishing the death penalty to fighting for
higher wages, the platform we developed together is worthy of the
Americans who faithfully elect Democrats up and down the ballot each
election cycle,” said
Democratic
National
Convention
CEO, Rev. Leah D. Daughtry. “Democrats
reaffirmed our
commitment to addressing the needs of everyday Americans, refusing to
allow right wing extremists to unravel the progress we have experienced
over the past eight years under President Obama. When Democrats gather
in Philadelphia, the world will see an inclusive vision that stands in
stark contrast to the hateful and divisive policies Republicans have
proposed for our nation.”
"From
Washington, to Phoenix, to St. Louis, and now in Orlando, the members
of the Drafting and the full Platform Committee have brought the broad
spectrum of our party and the best ideas of our campaigns to our
party's platform. They've done it with healthy and enthusiastic debate,
and ultimately proved without a doubt that we are stronger together,” said DNC Chair
Debbie Wasserman Schultz. “After
five
and
a
half years as Chair of the DNC, I could not be more proud of
the fact that this platform is poised to be the most progressive,
inclusive and ambitious one in the Democratic Party’s history."
The
finalized platform, approved by the full Platform Committee will be
presented for ratification at the Democratic National Convention.
Bernie
2016
July 10, 2016
Contact: Michael Briggs
Democrats Adopt Most Progressive Platform in Party History
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Pressed by supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie
Sanders, Democratic Party platform writers meeting this weekend in
Orlando, Florida, adopted a progressive agenda that underscores the
need for bold action on climate change, addresses criminal justice
reform and calls for doubling the federal minimum wage.
“We have made enormous strides,” Sanders said. “Thanks to the millions
of people across the country who got involved in the political process
– many for the first time – we now have the most progressive platform
in the history of the Democratic Party.”
The Platform Committee also adopted an amendment focused on criminal
justice reform which calls for an investigation by the Department of
Justice to investigate all shootings involving police officers.
The platform that will be submitted at the Democratic National
Convention later this month in Philadelphia also would support Congress
putting a price on carbon and methane to discourage continued use of
fossil fuels that are causing severe climate change. The platform also
says lawmakers must consider the impact on the climate in all federal
decisions and invest heavily in wind and solar power rather than
natural gas.
Delegates allied with Hillary Clinton's and Sanders' campaigns also
passed amendments to fight for a $15 federal minimum wage tied to
inflation, urged passage of progressive immigration reform and called
for legalization of marijuana.
The changes adopted this weekend in Orlando improved platform language
passed by drafters at a meeting last month in St. Louis, Missouri. The
initial document already included commitments to abolish the death
penalty, break up too-big-to-fail financial institutions, establish a
modern Glass-Steagall Act, end corporate tax loopholes, ban private
prisons and expand Social Security.
The platform improvements were in addition to announcements last week
by Clinton who vowed to expand health care and make higher education
more affordable.
Clinton on Saturday announced a health care program that her
campaign developed in consultation with Sanders. The new plan would
allow those older than 55 to participate in Medicare, clear the way for
a public option for health insurance and dramatically expand community
health centers which provide primary care, dental care, low-cost
prescription drugs and mental health counseling.
And in a major development last Wednesday, Clinton announced a plan
that would make public colleges and universities tuition free for
students in families with incomes up to $125,000 a year. That would
result in free tuition for 83 percent of American students.
"While we have made great progress in the Democratic platform advancing
the issues that have inspired millions of Americans in this campaign,
the fight is just beginning," Sanders said.
"If we are going to transform America and create a government which
works for all and not just the 1 percent we need to elect candidates
who will fight for these principles. We need to elect a Democratic
Congress and president and make certain that the language in the
Democratic platform is translated into law. We must ensure that
progress for working families in America does not end on the pages of
the Democratic platform but becomes reality," Sanders said.
###
DNCC
July
9, 2016
Day One Full Platform
Meeting
Democrats Advance Most Progressive and Ambitious Platform in Party
History
Democratic National
Convention Platform Committee Unanimously Adopt Platform Preamble,
Underscore Commitment to Social Security, Good Paying Jobs and Economic
Security
ORLANDO – Today, during the
first session of the full Platform Committee, Democrats met to review
and deliberate the draft platform approved by the Platform Drafting
Committee on June 25th. The full Platform Committee which consists of
187 Democrats from across the country, united and reaffirmed their
commitment to Social Security, good paying jobs and economic security.
“In less than 17 days the eyes of the world will fix their gaze on the
2016 Democratic National Convention. I am thrilled that Democrats
joined together today to focus on what’s at stake in this election: the
health and well-being of our communities,"
said DNCC CEO, Rev. Leah D. Daughtry.
“As
we
refine
our
Party’s
vision
for
the future, our platform will
yield a vision and a plan that will make our nation stronger.”
“Today was a perfect example of how we as Democrats firmly believe in
fighting for an open democratic process where the business of
government is people, their lives, their hopes, and their dreams for a
better life for themselves and their families,”
said Platform Committee Co-Chair, Governor
Dannel Malloy (D-CT). “Our debates are passionate and our
beliefs are strongly held, but at the end of the day we will be united
as a Party behind a progressive platform that will move our nation
forward and a nominee that has the vision and expertise to build on the
progress of the last eight years.”
“Today our nation faces a wide range of challenges that are both
concerning and disheartening. I believe that if we work together, we
can determine how this country can move beyond these challenges,”
said Platform Committee Co-Chair, Former
Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta. “My fellow Democrats
reaffirmed that belief today when we met in Orlando to review our Party
Platform. Men and women from all walks of life engaged in informative
discussions on the ways in which we can make our government work for
the people.”
Democrats will reconvene on Saturday, July 9th to review the remaining
sections in the platform.
###
Bernie 2016
July 9, 2016
$15 Federal Minimum Wage Included in Democratic Platform
ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders
scored a big victory here Friday when the Democratic platform committee
approved an amendment committing to raise the federal minimum wage to
$15 an hour and index it to inflation.
"Raising the federal minimum wage sets the moral standard in this
country that we as Democrats affirm over and over again that ensuring
that we don't leave a sister or a brother behind is how we roll," Sen.
Nina Turner said at the meeting. "Raising the federal minimum wage is
the beginning of creating an America as good as it's promise."
The platform now reads: "We should raise the federal minimum wage to
$15 an hour over time and index it, give all Americans the ability to
join a union regardless of where they work, and create new ways for
workers to have power in the economy so every worker can earn at least
$15 an hour."
Increasing the minimum wage would directly benefit 62 million workers
who currently make less than $15 an hour, including over half of
African-American workers and close to 60 percent of Latino workers. If
the minimum wage had kept up with productivity and inflation since
1968, it would be more than $26 an hour today.
Already California, New York, Washington, D.C. and numerous cities
across the country have passed laws raising the minimum wage to $15 an
hour.
###
Bernie
2016
July
9, 2016
Contact: Michael Briggs
Democrats
Pass Most Aggressive Climate Change Plan in Party History
ORLANDO, Fla. – Democrats agreed to
the most aggressive plan to
combat climate change in the history of the party
here Saturday night. The accord commits Democrats to fight
for a price on carbon, methane and other greenhouse gases and for
massive investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar
power.
It will also further advance the goals of the grassroots
environmental movement by applying the formula that was used to
evaluate and ultimately oppose the Keystone XL pipeline to all future
fossil fuel pipeline projects. All federal decision making should look
at the proposal's impact on the climate, according to the new platform
language.
While the plan does not ban fracking nationally as Sanders has called
for, it will significantly limit fracking by forcing companies to
disclose the chemicals they pump into the ground by eliminating the
Halliburton Loophole. It also protects the right of states and
localities to ban fracking.
"I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished tonight. This
is the most aggressive plan to combat climate change in the history of
the Democratic Party. As a result of this plan natural gas is no longer
regarded as a bridge to the future. The future of America's energy
system now clearly belongs to sun and wind power. But we are not
finished. We have got to follow through on the promise of this
agreement, to put people before the profits of polluters and solve the
global crisis of climate change before it’s too late," Warren Gunnels,
Sanders' policy director said.
The amendment to the Democratic Party advances nearly all of the goals
Sanders laid out in his platform to address climate change.
Below is the amendment to the Democratic platform:
Secondary Amendment to Amendment
number 41
Democrats are committed to closing the Halliburton loophole that
stripped the Environmental Protection Agency of its ability to regulate
hydraulic fracturing, and ensuring tough safeguards are in place,
including Safe Drinking Water provisions, to protect local water
supplies. We believe hydraulic fracturing should not take place where
states and local communities oppose it. We will reduce methane
emissions from all oil and gas production and transportation by at
least 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2025 through common-sense standards
for both new and existing sources and by repairing and replacing
thousands of miles of leaky pipes. This will both protect our climate
and create thousands of good-paying jobs.
Page 19 Line 18, insert:
Democrats believe that carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse
gases should be priced to reflect their negative externalities, and to
accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy and help meet our
climate goals. Democrats believe that climate change is too important
to wait for climate deniers and defeatists in Congress to start
listening to science, and support using every tool available to reduce
emissions now.
Page 19, Line 26, insert:
We will streamline federal permitting to accelerate the construction of
new transmission lines to get low-cost renewable energy to market, and
incentivize wind, solar and other renewable energy over the development
of new natural gas power plants.”
We support President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL
pipeline. As we continue working to reduce carbon dioxide, methane and
other greenhouse gas emissions, we must ensure federal actions don't
“significantly exacerbate” global warming. We support a comprehensive
approach that insures all federal decisions going forward contribute to
solving, not significantly exacerbating climate change.
Democrats believe that our commitment to meeting the climate challenge
must also be reflected in the infrastructure investments we make. We
need to make our existing infrastructure safer and cleaner and build
the new infrastructure necessary to power our clean energy future. To
create good-paying middle class jobs that can't be outsourced,
Democrats support high labor standards in clean energy infrastructure,
and the right to form or join a union, whether in renewable power or
advanced vehicle manufacturing. During the clean energy transition, we
will insure landowners, communities of color and tribal nations are at
the table.
###
AFSCME / AFT / IAM
For Release:
ORLANDO—American
Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employees President Lee Saunders and
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers President
Bob Martinez on the Democratic Party platform committee’s adoption of
the Saunders amendment on fair trade:
“The Democratic Party made
history today on the crucial issue of fair trade. We adopted language
in our platform that declares our support for working families by
setting the highest possible standards for worker and environmental
protections and significantly strengthening enforcement and
accountability tools.
“We are proud to oppose trade agreements that do not support good
American jobs, raise wages and improve our national security.
“This
amendment is a clear statement of where we stand on the Trans-Pacific
Partnership and all other trade deals, past and future: We stand with
American workers and against bad trade deals.
“Even in a tense
negotiating environment, our bold statement in support of fair trade
standards for working people passed overwhelmingly, by a count of 117
to 64.”
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The
AFT
represents
1.6 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers;
paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education
faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government
employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.
DNCC
July
8,
2016
Democratic National Convention Platform Committee Convenes Final
Regional Meeting and Announces Platform Committee Members
Full Platform Committee to Review
Party’s Statement of Principles and Policies to Keep America Moving
Forward
ORLANDO – Today, Friday, July 8th and Saturday, July 9th at the
Doubletree Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando, Orlando,
Florida, the 2016 Democratic National Platform Committee
will
meet to review and deliberate the draft platform approved by the
Platform Drafting Committee on June 25th. The Orlando meeting marks the
last in a series of four regional events designed to engage every voice
in the Party. Platform Committee Co-Chairs Gov. Dannel Malloy
(D-Connecticut) and Former Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta; DNCC CEO
Rev. Leah D. Daughtry; and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) will deliver opening remarks.
A
list
of
the
Full
Platform
Committee
of
187
members
can be found here
WHAT: Democratic National Platform Committee
Meeting
WHEN: Friday, July 8, 2016
3:00 p.m. ET*
Saturday, July 9, 2016
9:00 a.m. ET*
*All times are approximate and subject to change
WHERE: Doubletree Hilton at the Entrance to
Universal Orlando
5780 Major Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32819
Meeting to be held in the Citrus Ballroom
All Platform events will be live streamed at www.demconvention.com/platform
and open to the public. Members of the media interested in attending
must RSVP by emailing chuntley@demconvention.com
Members of the media should also enter through the Convention
Complex entrance of the Doubletree Hilton.
Bernie
2016
July
7,
2016
Contact: Michael Briggs
Sanders Campaign's Priority Amendments to Democratic Platform
Please find below, on background, a series of amendments to the
Democratic platform that Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign will officially
support at the meeting in Orlando, Florida, Friday and Saturday.
AMENDMENTS TO PLATFORM
1. TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT
– By Jim Hightower
Purpose: This amendment puts the
Democratic Party on record opposing a vote on the Trans-Pacific
Partnership in the lame duck session of Congress and beyond.
On Page 10, Line 30, strike: “On the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP),
there are a diversity of views in the party. Many Democrats are on
record stating that the agreement does not meet the standards set out
in this platform; other Democrats have expressed support for the
agreement. But all Democrats believe that any trade agreement must
protect workers and the environment and not undermine access to
critically-needed prescription drugs.”
Insert in its place: “It is the policy of the Democratic Party that the
Trans-Pacific Partnership must not get a vote in this Congress or in
future sessions of Congress. Democrats believe that any trade agreement
must protect workers and the environment and not undermine access to
critically-needed prescription drugs.”
2. $15 MINIMUM WAGE AMENDMENT – By
Sen. Nina Turner
Purpose: This amendment will make it
the policy of the Democratic Party to increase the federal minimum wage
to $15 an hour.
On Page 3, Line 33 after “We should raise” add “the federal minimum
wage to $15 an hour” On page 3, Line 33, after “index” add “it”
On Page 3, Line 34 delete “the minimum wage”
Here is the revised language:
“Democrats believe that the current minimum wage is a starvation wage
and must be increased to a living wage. No one who works full time
should have to raise a family in poverty. We believe that Americans
should earn at least $15 an hour and have the right to form or join a
union. We applaud the approaches taken by states like New York and
California. We should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and
index it, give all Americans the ability to join a union regardless of
where they work, and create new ways for workers to have power in the
economy. We also support creating one fair wage for all workers by
ending the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers and people with
disabilities.
3. FRACKING BAN AMENDMENT – By Josh Fox
On Page 19, Line 3, after “waters.” insert “We will fight for a full
national moratorium on fracking.”
4. PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE/PAID
SICK DAYS AMENDMENT – By Mary Bottari
Purpose: This amendment will make it
the policy of the Democratic Party to guarantee workers at least 12
weeks of paid family and medical leave through an insurance fund. This
amendment will also guarantee workers 7 paid sick days.
On Page 4, Line 29, delete “act” and add “insurance fund”
On Page 4, Line 31, delete “allow” and insert “guarantee”
On Page 4, Line 31, after “leave” insert “annually”
Here is the revised language:
“Democrats will make sure that the United States finally enacts
national paid family and medical leave by passing a family and medical
leave insurance fund that would provide at least 12 weeks of paid leave
to care for a new child or address a personal or family member’s
serious health issue, and we will fight to guarantee workers the right
to earn at least seven days of paid sick leave annually."
5. STOP PENSION CUTS AMENDMENT- by
Clem Balanoff
Purpose: This amendment makes it the
policy of the Democratic Party to fight to enact legislation to ensure
that the earned pension benefits of Americans will not be cut.
On Page 5, Line 41, strike "Democrats will also fight to protect the
earned pension benefits of Americans in multi-employer pension plans"
and insert "Democrats will also fight to enact legislation to make sure
that the earned pension benefits of Americans will not be cut. This
legislation would be paid for by closing tax loopholes that benefit
millionaires and billionaires."
6. CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM - By Ben
Jealous
On Page 5, Line 41, strike “Democrats will also fight to protect the
earned pension benefits of Americans in multi-employer pension plans”
and insert “Democrats will also fight to enact legislation to make sure
that the earned pension benefits of Americans will not be cut. This
legislation would be paid for by closing tax loopholes that benefit
millionaires and billionaires.” Criminal Justice, page 11
Strike: "We will invest in training for officers on issues such as
de-escalation and the appropriate use of force, and encourage better
police-community relations and the use of smart strategies like police
body cameras. We will end racial profiling that targets individuals,
based solely on race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, which
is un-American and counterproductive. We support states and localities
that choose to make the investigations and prosecutions of
police-involved shootings more independent and transparent, including
through reforming the grand jury process."
Replace: “We will invest in training for officers on issues such as
de-escalation and the appropriate use of force. We will encourage
better police-community relations, require the use of body cameras, and
demilitarize our police forces so they do not act and look like
invading armies. We will end racial profiling that targets individuals
solely on race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin. We will
require the Department of Justice to investigate all police-involved
shootings, and we will support states and localities who help make
those investigations and prosecutions more transparent, including
through reforming the grand jury process."
7. IMMIGRATION AMENDMENT – By Cesar
Vargas
On Page 12, at the end of Line 44, insert: “We will fight to end
deportation programs that promote racial profiling, such as 287g and
the Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); build on the DACA and DAPA
programs to cover those who would have qualified for the 2013 Senate
Immigration Reform bill; establish an affirmative process for workers
reporting labor violations to request deferred action; expand the
Affordable Care Act to those with deferred action (including DACA and
DAPA) and work towards a universal healthcare system that includes
aspiring Americans; and make sure that DREAMers are eligible to serve
in the uniformed services through executive action and legislation so
that they can receive financial aid and become eligible for in-state
tuition if they meet a state’s residency requirements."
8. FRACKING/CLEAN POWER PLAN AMENDMENT
– By Josh Fox
On Page 19, Line 23, after “production.” insert “We will fight to
revise the Clean Power Plan to incentivize renewable energy
development, wind and solar power, to replace old dirty coal plants,
and not to encourage the development of fracked natural gas power
plants.
9. CARBON TAX AMENDMENT – By Russell
Greene
On Page 19, at the end of Line 18 add: “Carbon dioxide, methane and
other greenhouse gases should be taxed at a rate high enough to reflect
their negative externalities and spur the transition away from fossil
fuels toward renewable energy and energy efficiency, consistent with
the temperature goals agreed to in Paris in 2015. The proceeds of such
taxes should be applied to keep low-and middle-income families whole
against increases in the prices of fuels, help them afford low-cost,
zero emission and low-pollution energy technologies that will reduce
their bills, and reduce pollution in the most affected communities now.”
10. KEYSTONE PIPELINE AMENDMENT – By
Deborah Parker
On Page 19, Line 26, after “We support President Obama’s decision to
reject the Keystone XL pipeline” add: “, and we support the test he
used to arrive at that decision: whether or not a policy would
'significantly exacerbate' global warming. A similar test should be
applied across all relevant federal agencies and decisions.
11. KEEP IT IN THE GROUND AMENDMENT –
By Richard Kusaba
On Page 20, Line 13, strike “can” and insert “will” and strike “down”
and insert “out” so that the following sentence reads:
“We will phase out extraction of fossil fuels from our public lands,
starting with the most polluting sources, while making our public lands
and waters engines of the clean energy economy and creating jobs across
the country.”
12. REDUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS SPENDING -
By Heather Gautney
On page 30, line 11, after “national security obligation.” add “To this
end, we will work to reduce excessive spending on nuclear
weapons-related programs that are projected to cost $1 trillion over
the next 30 years, including by finding at least $100 billion in
savings over the next decade by reducing nuclear weapons upgrades and
scaling back new delivery systems as proposed in the SANE Act.”
###
Dream
Action Coalition
July 7, 2016
Young American Dreamers Demand Democrats to Keep Immigration Reform
as a Priority
Immigrant families and advocates put pressure
on the DNC to keep immigration reform on their platform for this
election year.
Who: Young American Dreamers
(YAD)
What: Rally and press
conference
When: Two-day event, main
event on Saturday 7/9.
Friday, July 8th, 2016
2:30-3:00PM Available for interviews
(outside)
3:00-6:00PM Democratic Platform Hearing
Saturday, July 9th,
2016 9:00AM-TBD Democratic Platform
Hearing
10:00AM-12:00PM Rally and Press Conference
Where: Doubletree by Hilton
Universal Orlando. 5780 Major Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819
Why:
This
weekend, hundreds will gather at the Democratic Platform Committee
Meeting in Orlando, FL to voice their opinions on immigration reform.
The Young American Dreamers will send a delegation from Auburndale to
join Cesar Vargas, a Dreamer, platform committee member and staff of
the
Bernie Sanders campaign,to be
present both days of the event. YAD has worked diligently looking after
undocumented immigrant families while defending one of their core
values, social justice. During this event, YAD members and supporters
will join their voice to other Central FL groups in the call to act on
an Immigration Reform proposal including bolder language against
deportations and interior enforcement.
The
immigrant community and supporters are overly frustrated with elected
officials who seem indifferent to injustice and tired of their inaction
when it comes to pushing for an Immigration Reform bill. The
ever-growing Latino voter population supporting immigrants in Florida
will hold them accountable in this upcoming election. A reform to the
immigration system should remain at the top of their list; YAD demands
to move forward an initiative that improves the living conditions of
undocumented families.
After
the major disappointment on the Supreme Court’s decision on DAPA and
DAPA expansion, Central FL advocates are not stopping and they are
reaching out to every branch of the government to make sure immigration
remains a relevant item on their agenda. "The fight is far from
over.
If the system will not protect our families, then we will keep fighting
and when we vote, we'll remember who stood with us and who stood
against us." shared Daniel Barajas, YAD’s Executive Director.
