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Democracy for NYC (DFNYC) is committed to the ideals espoused by Democracy for America, the organization founded by Howard Dean, and the national network of local coalition groups dedicated to the same.
We work both locally and nationally to ensure that fiscally responsible and socially progressive candidates are elected at all levels of government. We develop innovative ways to advocate for the issues that matter to our members and support legislation which has a positive effect in our communities. We promote transparency and ethical practices in government. We engage people in the political process and give them the tools to organize, communicate, mobilize, and enact change on the local, state, and national level.
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Fast Track - TransPacific Partnership aka TPP
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Many in the progressive community are concerned about Congress' recent efforts to "fast track" trade deals, specifically the proposed TransPacific Partnership. We will be updating this page with some links:
~Wikipedia page on Fast Track negotiating authority:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_track_(trade)
~Petition against Fast Track - Democracy for America
http://act.democracyforamerica.com/sign/fast_track/
2014-2-11 HuffPo article on 2013 Trade Data and what that might mean for Fast Track:
2014-5-1 Article in The Hill about Republican Senator Hatch asking President Obama to get involved in promoting fast track trade authority.
2014-5-1 Yahoo article on Senator Wyden's Concerns About Fast-Track
2015-1-26 Robert Reich Facebook post about fast-tracking the TPP
2015-1-30 Joseph Stiglitz op-ed in the NY Times on drug companies potentially using fast-track to "protect" intellectual property and drive up drug prices.
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A local coalition group of Democracy for America since 2004
Democracy for NYC (DFNYC) is committed to the ideals espoused by Democracy for America, the organization founded by Howard Dean, and the national network of local coalition groups dedicated to the same.