Task forces focus on issue areas like health care, infrastructure, climate change, national security, trade and technology
The New Democrat Coalition is ready to help the House majority craft its policy agenda for the 116th Congress, launching eight issue-focused task forces to develop proposals on party priorities such as health care, infrastructure and climate change.
The group of centrist Democrats has used task forces to develop policy proposals in past Congresses, but they’re particularly excited about the work the task forces will do this session now that their party is in the majority.
With 101 coalition members, the New Democrats are the largest ideological group within the 240-member House Democratic Caucus. Through its eight task forces, the group is planning to play an active role in developing the policy agenda the party pursues over the next two years.
View the complete February 1 article by Lidsey McPherson on The Roll Call website here.