'Squad,' other progressives look to push Biden to the left, release agenda
Political progressives -- including the freshman "Squad" lawmakers -- unveiled their vision for America under a Biden-Harris administration on Thursday, seeking to draw voters to the Democrats' ticket and providing a roadmap on how to push Joe Biden leftward.
Political progressives -- including the freshman "Squad" lawmakers -- unveiled their vision for America under a Biden-Harris administration on Thursday, seeking to draw voters to the Democrats' ticket and providing a roadmap on how to push Joe Biden leftward.
The Working Families Party’s "People's Charter" calls for free public health care, universal child care, millions of green jobs, canceling student debt, a $15 minimum wage and shifting money away from police departments and toward investments in schools and communities.
One of the plan's backers, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said the agenda would be the legislative blueprint for what progressives in the House would push for during a Biden-Harris administration.
"The aim is a clear agenda that progressives in the House will advance focuses on these big items," Khanna told Fox News. "We will push for Medicare-for-all during the pandemic. We will push for the creation of millions of good jobs in communities left behind. And we will advance a bold vision to tackle climate change and have a liveable planet, which is the aspiration of the Green New Deal. I expect at least 80 to 100 House Democrats will support the basic principles and agenda."
The release of the ambitious plan followed Wednesday's vice presidential debate, where Sen. Kamala Harris, seen by the left as a lifeline into a Biden administration, distanced herself from progressive priorities -- including the Green New Deal, which she once co-sponsored. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
In other developments:
- Biden says he doesn't support Green New Deal, but his campaign website calls it 'crucial framework'
- AOC responds after Biden says Green New Deal ‘not my plan’ during debate
- Sanders plans to ‘mobilize’ the left, launch aggressive agenda push ‘the day after’ Biden is elected
- Sally Pipes: Biden a moderate? Sanders, AOC plans for candidate suggest this instead
One of the plan's backers, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said the agenda would be the legislative blueprint for what progressives in the House would push for during a Biden-Harris administration.
"The aim is a clear agenda that progressives in the House will advance focuses on these big items," Khanna told Fox News. "We will push for Medicare-for-all during the pandemic. We will push for the creation of millions of good jobs in communities left behind. And we will advance a bold vision to tackle climate change and have a liveable planet, which is the aspiration of the Green New Deal. I expect at least 80 to 100 House Democrats will support the basic principles and agenda."
The release of the ambitious plan followed Wednesday's vice presidential debate, where Sen. Kamala Harris, seen by the left as a lifeline into a Biden administration, distanced herself from progressive priorities -- including the Green New Deal, which she once co-sponsored. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
In other developments:
- Biden says he doesn't support Green New Deal, but his campaign website calls it 'crucial framework'
- AOC responds after Biden says Green New Deal ‘not my plan’ during debate
- Sanders plans to ‘mobilize’ the left, launch aggressive agenda push ‘the day after’ Biden is elected
- Sally Pipes: Biden a moderate? Sanders, AOC plans for candidate suggest this instead
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