June 18, 2004

Democratic Party Platform Hearing, Morning

The Democratic National Committee held its third hearing on their party’s 2004 national platform at the Indian School in Santa Fe, New… read more

The Democratic National Committee held its third hearing on their party’s 2004 national platform at the Indian School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The previous hearing had been cancelled due to the death of President Reagan and some of those topics were included. The committee focused on the U.S. economy, specifically small businesses, jobs and taxes. They also discussed health care and education.

The first panel discussed jobs, manufacturing, and trade policy. The second panel discussed small businesses, focusing on the costs of healthcare coverage. Then there were discussions of agriculture policy. close

People in this video

Roberta Achtenberg Senior Vice President San Francisco Chamber of Commerce->Public Policy
Steve Anaya Director (Former) New Mexico->Rural Development

Phil Angelides State Treasurer [D] California
Bob Baugh Executive Director AFL-CIO->Industrial Union Council
Terry Bonds Director United Steelworkers of America->District 12
James Bradbury General Manager La Fonda Hotel (Santa Fe, NM)
Clayola Brown Vice President Union of Needletrades, Indus and Textile Emplees
Peter Choharis Executive Director Democratic National Committee->Platform Committee
William Garcia Secretary New Mexico->Economic Development
Alice Travis Germond Secretary Democratic National Committee
Mark Henderson Owner Henderson Construction (Albuquerque, NM)
Patty Judge Secretary Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Bill Lann Lee Member Democratic National Committee->Platform Committee
Thea M. Lee Chief Economist AFL-CIO
Kevin O'Connor Assistant International Association of Fire Fighters->Governmental Affairs
Christine L. Owens Director AFL-CIO->Public Policy
William J. Perry Secretary (Former) Department of Defense
Amadeo Shije Chairman All Indian Pueblo Council
Jeff Sisneros Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara
Richard Sloan Director International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Wkrs.->Communications
John Stencel President Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Gil Vigil Vice Chairman All Indian Pueblo Council
Antonio R. Villaraigosa Member Los Angeles, CA->City Council