Dems Announce Platform Drafting
Panel
May 28, 2004 - The Democratic National Committee May
21 announced the appointment of a 16-person Platform Drafting
Committee, which will be chaired by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.).
The Drafting Committee will hold a public hearing June 18
on healthcare issues in Santa Fe, N.M. The Platform Drafting
Committee is responsible for preparing an initial draft of
the party's platform, which is used as a working document
by the Platform Committee at its meeting July 9 and 10. The
other of the committee are:
- Roberta Achtenberg, former Assistant Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development;
- Lu Battaglieri, president, Michigan Education Association;
- Rep. Shelley Berkley (Nev.);
- Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.);
- Clayola Brown, International Vice President of UNITE;
- Bill Garcia, businessman, New Mexico;
- Judy Hale, president, West Virginia American Federation
of Teachers;
- Patty Judge, Iowa Agriculture Secretary;
- Bill Lann Lee, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General;
- John Marks, mayor, Tallahassee, Fla.;
- Kevin O'Connor, International Association of Fire Fighters;
- Chris Owens, public policy director, AFL-CIO;
- Bill Perry, former Secretary of Defense;
- Rep. Hilda Solis (Calif.); and
- Paul T. Williams, Jr., attorney.
Written statements and testimony to the Platform Committee
should be submitted by June 15. Correspondence should be mailed
to: The Chairs of the Platform Committee, c/o The Democratic
National Committee, 430 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington,
D.C. 20003, or sent via email.
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