Biden groups seek to unify Democratic Party with policy proposals
Biden and his last major primary opponent, progressive Senator Bernie Sanders, formed the six groups to resolve friction between liberals and centrists in the party as they headed into the Nov. 3 election against Republican President Donald Trump.
The documents propose several new policies but also sidestepped crucial hot-button issues on climate, criminal justice, the economy, education, healthcare and immigration that divided Democrats during their yearlong presidential primary, leaving less room for Republicans to paint their opposition as extreme.
The recommendations, which will inform the Democratic Party platform, do include targets to zero out carbon emissions in the power sector by 2035 and in the agriculture sector by 2030 as well as mandate that all new buildings leave a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. Those measures include creating an environmental justice fund for federal agencies to invest in eliminating “legacy pollution” in minority and low-income communities and would strengthen tribal input in decisions and projects affecting their lands.
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