Every four years, the Democratic National Convention adopts a new national platform which is an official statement of the Democratic Party’s position on a variety of issues. The Platform Committee is responsible for drafting and recommending a proposed national platform to the Democratic National Convention for approval by the delegates.

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On July 27-29, the Democratic Party held its platform drafting meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., where they prepared the initial draft of its platform, which will be finalized during a full committee meeting in Detroit later this month and approved by the convention on the first day it meets.

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The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on the impact of sequestration on federal employees and their families.

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Principal strategists for Mitt Romney and President Obama’s 2012 Presidential campaigns spoke at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics in early February.

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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters and answered questions. They talked about the sequestration and attempts to prevent the automatic federal budget cuts from going into effect on March 1, 2013.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) held a press conference urging House Republicans to take up the Violence Against Women Act.  The bill passed recently in the U.S. Senate  by a vote of 78 to 22. 

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Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the House Democratic Conference's retreat, Friday. The President told the assembled Congressmen that gun legislation need not be "toxic" to Democrats.

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The President spoke at a policy retreat for House Democrats' in Leesburg, Virginia.

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The House Democrat leadership hold a press briefing on the 20th Anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act.  Participants include House Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi (CA) along with other Representatives.

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Experts discuss “Campaigns and Legislation: Applying Lessons from the 2012 Campaign Cycle to the 113th Congress” at the Georgetown University Law Center on Friday.

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