Op-ed: Bernie Sanders: Democrats need a bold agenda.

Here’s what they should do in the first 100 days of Congress.

November 21 at 5:56 PM

Excerpt:

Starting on the first day of the new Congress, the Democratic leadership in the House, supported by their colleagues in the Senate, should be just as bold in passing an agenda that reflects the needs of working Americans — centered on economic, political, social, racial and environmental justice.

Specifically, during the first 100 days, Congress must pass a legislative agenda that includes:

Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour and indexing it to median wage growth thereafter.

A path toward Medicare-for-all.

Bold action to combat climate change.

Fixing our broken criminal-justice system.

Comprehensive immigration reform.

Progressive tax reform.

A $1 trillion infrastructure plan.

Lowering the price of prescription drugs.

Making public colleges and universities tuition-free and substantially reducing student debt.

Expanding Social Security.

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