DNC Set to Offer Bernie Sanders More Seats on Key Committee
Platform Committee Determines Positions of Democratic Party
The Democratic National Committee will offer Senator Bernie Sanders more seats on the key platform committee, which at this summer’s convention will formally decide the party’s positions on issues from minimum wage to taxes to health care and more. The offer was first reported by The Washington Post Thursday night, as “an attempt to head off an ugly conflict at its convention this summer.”
More seats on the platform committee means a great chance for Senator Sanders’ goals and positions, like a $15 minimum wage, to be the official position of Democrats.
“Sanders’s aides have also publicly and privately complained about the appointment of two Clinton loyalists — former congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts to head the Rules Committee and Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy to lead the Platform Committee — as chairmen of two of the convention’s standing bodies,” the Post also reports. “Tad Devine, a senior adviser to the Sanders campaign, said this week that they may yet seek to have Frank and Malloy removed from their posts.”
The Hill adds that Sanders “recently sent a letter to DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz demanding more committee spots at the convention.”
Rachel Maddow also announced the news on her show Thursday night (video above).
Â
Image modified by NCRM, via Facebook
Â

Enjoy this piece?
… then let us make a small request. The New Civil Rights Movement depends on readers like you to meet our ongoing expenses and continue producing quality progressive journalism. Three Silicon Valley giants consume 70 percent of all online advertising dollars, so we need your help to continue doing what we do.
NCRM is independent. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. From unflinching coverage of religious extremism, to spotlighting efforts to roll back our rights, NCRM continues to speak truth to power. America needs independent voices like NCRM to be sure no one is forgotten.
Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Help ensure NCRM remains independent long into the future. Support progressive journalism with a one-time contribution to NCRM, or click here to become a subscriber. Thank you. Click here to donate by check.
![]() |