Clinton campaign hails progressive Democratic platform
By Sophie Tatum, CNN
Updated 8:59 PM ET, Sat June 25, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/politi...aft/index.html
Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign on Saturday praised a draft of the Democratic Party's 2016 platform, which reflects several of the progressive issues voiced by her primary challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Calling the platform "the most ambitious and progressive platform our party has ever seen," Maya Harris, a Clinton policy adviser, praised the platform's call for a repeal of the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of federal funds to pay for abortions in most circumstances, and expanding Social Security. ...
..."Make no mistake about it: The 2016 Democratic platform represents an ambitious, progressive agenda that all Democrats can and should be proud of," Harris said in a statement....
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