'New Democrat' Thought Leaders Back American Prosperity Agenda
Some of the top thinkers in the Democratic Party have embraced the New Democrat Coalition’s pro-growth American Prosperity Agenda. From the leader once called “Bill Clinton’s idea mill” to the “radical centrists” striving to modernize the Democratic Party, leaders from throughout the center-left are saying that the Agenda represents the Party’s future:
“This agenda aims squarely at lifting and expanding the middle class. It puts growth before redistribution, and builds on America’s strengths in rapid innovation and entrepreneurship. It seeks to expand vital investments in infrastructure and a skilled workforce, but it also recognizes that tax reform and regulatory improvement are also key catalysts of growth. And, crucially, the NDC recognizes that the right way to restore public confidence in government is not simply to enlarge it, but to reform and modernize it.
With this document, the NDC is assuming a position of intellectual and political leadership in the party. It’s important that its voice be heard, because its members know how to compete and win in precisely the kind of competitive districts Democrats need to retake."
-Will Marshall, President, Progressive Policy Institute
“To the rescue come the New Democrats who have a bold and aggressive middle class economic agenda that will shift the economy into fourth gear, provide new opportunities for middle class families to get ahead, and make America and American families competitive in the global economy. It will resonate with middle class Americans because it answers their central concern – the fear that the best days for their kids, their community and their country may be in the past. The New Democratic agenda shows that our best days are yet to come and they prove once again that you can be pro-growth and progressive.”
- Jim Kessler, Senior Vice President for Policy, Third Way
“Great to see the House New Democrats stepping up and taking responsibility to ensure the success of Americans in a new and more challenging century. Their new agenda is smart, forward-looking and lays out what Democrats want to do – not just say – in the years ahead.”
Simon Rosenberg, President, NDN/NPI
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