The Democratic National Committee (DNC) approved its 2024 party platform on July 16 in a virtual 139–2 vote.
The DNC first released a summary of its new agenda on July 13. The platform touts President Joe Biden’s policy positions and presents a “bold, progressive agenda” for a potential second Biden administration.
“We have a product to be proud of, we have a president to be proud of, we have an administration to be proud of, and let’s get out there and finish the work,” Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) said after the vote.
The platform positions include growing the economy, lowering family costs, tackling climate change, securing energy independence, closing the “racial wealth gap,” investing in small businesses, restoring Roe v. Wade, gun control, securing the border, and “strengthening American leadership worldwide.”…