Joint Biden-Sanders task forces unveil progressive platform after months of negotiations https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/poli...sanders-task-force-recommendations/index.html Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's campaign on Wednesday released a raft of policy recommendations crafted by allies of the former vice president and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, underscoring the party's unity less than four months from November's general election. The 110-page document is the product of weeks of negotiations between six- and eight-person "Unity Task Forces" appointed by Biden and Sanders, the former vice president's longest-lasting rival in the Democratic presidential primary. The task forces drafted a joint approach to climate change, criminal justice, the economy, education, health care and immigration. The recommendations are largely based on the more moderate positions Biden advocated during the primary, rather than adopting major progressive policy proposals such as "Medicare for All" health care coverage, a Green New Deal, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and defunding police departments. But they showcase Biden's willingness to embrace some progressive aims -- including an accelerated timeline to reach net-zero carbon emissions, a recommendation of a task force that was co-chaired by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. "Of course, like in any collaborative effort, there are areas of negotiation and compromise," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. "But I do believe that the Climate Task Force effort meaningfully & substantively improved Biden's positions." The document released Wednesday does not yet comprise the Democratic Party's platform. The recommendations were sent directly to Biden and to the Democratic National Committee's platform committee, which will draft the party's platform. In a statement, Biden commended the task forces "for their service and helping build a bold, transformative platform for our party and for our country. And I am deeply grateful to Sen. Sanders for working together to unite our party, and deliver real, lasting change for generations to come." "Though the end result is not what I or my supporters would have written alone, the task forces have created a good policy blueprint that will move this country in a much-needed progressive direction and substantially improve the lives of working families throughout our country," Sanders said in a statement. "I look forward to working with Vice President Biden to help him win this campaign and to move this country forward toward economic, racial, social, and environmental justice." The recommendations emphasize the three crises that ripped through the nation in the months following the early-spring conclusion of the Democratic primary: the coronavirus pandemic, soaring unemployment and protests over police brutality and racial injustice. Here's a look at what the task forces recommended on each of the six topics to which they were assigned: (More at above url)
Reads like the progs got taken to the woodshed and are now trying to save face. Really, not even m4a during a pandemic? Useless
Lets hope this is true. A moderate Joe Biden would be something I would absolutely consider voting for.