News: Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders are calling on the DNC chair contenders to commit to major reforms aimed at improving the Democratic Party’s brand among working-class voters.
In a memo shared first with Punchbowl News, Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Greg Casar (Texas), Maxwell Frost (Fla.) and Chris Deluzio (Pa.) demand that the DNC prohibit corporate PAC donations and “push to ban SuperPAC spending in Democratic primaries.”
The progressives are also calling on the DNC to “make rebuilding our multiracial poor and working-class base the top priority” and employ more consultants with “a demonstrated understanding of populist policies.”
Jayapal is about to finish her stint as CPC chair and Casar was recently elected as her successor. The memo is a good sense of where progressives think the party went wrong in the 2024 election.
Also: The New Democrat Coalition is holding candidate forums for the contested races for the ranking member slots on the House Oversight, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committees during the group’s lunch today.
The Congressional Black Caucus will also hold a forum for Ag committee candidates on Wednesday.
One major thing to watch: Does embattled Agriculture Committee ranking member David Scott (D-Ga.) attend?
