This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This part is called: Achieving Racial Justice and Equity
Only one party has a specific plan for healing the wounds of systemic institutional racism and the legacy of slavery & for achieving equity-the other party denies they still hurt 1/10
#Democrats believe education is a critical public good, and will increase investments to guarantee all students can access high-quality public schools, no matter where they live, so students of color are well prepared to thrive in college and careers. 3/10 #DemPartyPlatform
#Democrat’s will break the school-to-prison pipeline that sees children of color disproportionately punished by the criminal justice system for disciplinary issues that should be handled by school administrators or counselors.4/10 #DemPartyPlatform
The #COVID19 pandemic, which has disproportionately sickened & killed Black Americans, Latinos, Native Americans & certain Asian American/Pacific Islander communities,has made long-standing racial & geographic disparities in health care &health outcomes into front-page news. 5/10
#Democrats will expand funding for community health centers, rural health centers, and mobile health clinics; and tackle #environmentalracism that sees communities of color disproportionately impacted by air pollution, water pollution, and toxic chemicals.7/10 #DemPartyPlatform
All people in the United States should be able to easily access public services, and all citizens should be able to exercise their Constitutional right to vote without facing unjust or discriminatory barriers. 8/10 #DemPartyPlatform#VotingRights#BarrierFreeVoting
#Democrats will restore the full powers of the #VotingRightsAct and go further to roll back discriminatory policies that have been put in place in recent years to prevent people of color from voting. 9/10 #DemPartyPlatform
#Democrats will ensure all federal agencies produce materials in languages commonly spoken in the U.S. including languages spoken by Asian American &Pacific Islander communities &that voting materials are also easily accessible for citizens with limited English proficiency.10/10
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Protecting Women’s Rights
Only one party has a specific plan to ensure the rights of women, over half our population, is codified in law. This plan includes finally passing the #ERA 1/8 #ERANow
#Democrats will fight to guarantee equal rights for women, including by ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment and at long last enshrining gender equality in the U.S. Constitution. 2/8 #DemPartyPlatform#ERA#ERANOW
#Democrats will take aggressive action to end pay inequality, including by increasing penalties against companies that discriminate against women and passing the Paycheck Fairness Act. 3/8 #DemPartyPlatform#EqualPay
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Achieving Racial Justice and Equity/Only one party has a specific plan for healing the wounds of systemic institutional racism & the legacy of slavery and for achieving equity-the other party denies they still hurt 1/15
The extreme gap in household wealth and income between people of color—especially Black Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and certain Asian American and Pacific Islander communities—and white families is hurting our working class and holding our country back. 2/15
#Democrats are committed to improving economic mobility for people of color. We will fight to tackle intergenerational poverty and close the racial wealth gap.3/15 #DemPartyPlatform#WealthGap#RacialJustice
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Achieving Racial Justice and Equity/Only one party has a specific plan for healing the wounds of systemic institutional racism & the legacy of slavery and for achieving equity-the other party denies they still hurt 1/12
Historic wrongs & abuses against Native Americans, 2 1/2 centuries of slavery, a 100 yrs of Jim Crow & a history of exclusionary immigration policies have created profound & lasting inequities in income,wealth,education,employment, housing,environment & health care for #POC 2/12
#Democrats are committed to standing up to racism and bigotry in our laws, in our culture, in our politics, and in our society, and recognize that race-neutral policies are not sufficient to rectify race-based disparities. 3/12 #DemPartyPlatform#racialjustice#WealthGap
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: HEALING THE SOUL OF AMERICA
Only one party has a specific plan for healing and uniting Americans after the last four tumultuous, chaotic, frightening years-the other party caused them 1/11
President Trump has denigrated virtually every segment of American society—and in so doing, he has insulted the very idea of America itself. 3/11 #DemPartyPlatform#Healing#AmericaUnited
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This part is called: Investing in Health Science and Research/Dems have a specific plan for ensuring our scientific agencies &partners have the funding &support they need/the other has been openly hostile to science &medical expertise 1/11
Scientific research is at the heart of medicine—and of health care. #Democrats want the United States to be at the forefront of scientific research and discovery for the benefit of our people, our economy, and our global competitiveness. 2/11 #DemPartyPlatform#ScienceMatters
#Democrats will support increased &sustainable funding for health &medical research &federal grants across agencies, including at the National Cancer Institute &other components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),the CDC &the Agency for Health Care Research &Quality. 3/11
This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Strengthening and Supporting the Health Care Workforce
Only one party has a specific plan for ensuring the safety of our brave healthcare workers & first responders the other party has no plan at all 1/11
The #COVID19 pandemic has made plain to people across the country that our health care workers are heroes. 2/11 (cartoon by Mike Luckovich) #DemPartyPlatform#HealthcareHeroes
Our doctors and nurses,our home health aides & physician’s assistants,our public health professionals,our home care workers and nursing home workers, and our cleaners and service workers have shown up to work every day despite dire shortages of personal protective equipment. 3/11