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Democratic Reunion: Democrats Nationwide Make Environment, Energy Independence a Priority
Building on last year’s successful elections and the tremendous enthusiasm in the Democratic Party, the Democratic National Committee will hold its 2nd annual “Democratic Reunion” Saturday, July 28, to engage and energize Democrats as we mobilize for the 2008 election.
As Democrats and Americans, we are dedicated to improving our country both through the choices we make at the ballot box and the ones we make at home. That's why we're dedicating this year's Democratic Reunion to a challenge we can all tackle together: the fight for a cleaner environment and energy independence.
Events this year will not only continue to build and strengthen the Democratic Party across the country, but will also focus on putting our Democratic values into action by planting trees, cleaning up local parks and beaches, and kicking off local recycling programs. We're also planting the seeds of something a lot bigger: the field organization we need to take back the White House in 2008.
Our nation’s dependence on oil not only threatens our environment but also our security. That’s why Democrats are working to enact smart energy reforms to make our country safer, more secure and energy independent.
For the past six years, the Republican’s energy policy has been written by their special interest friends, leaving Americans paying record high gas prices and no closer to achieving energy independence.
The Democratic Plan would:
- Reduce our dependence on oil;
- Increase the production of clean, renewable fuels;
- Punish gas-price gougers;
- Improve energy efficiency and demand smarter technology for our cars, homes, appliances, and industry;
- Develop new green technologies to create new jobs; and
- Work with the rest of the world to tackle global warming and opening their markets to American solutions
The Democratic Party and the 50-State Strategy can be more than a driving force at the voting booth. By working together in towns across the country, we can fight for Democratic principles like energy independence -- while building our organization for future elections.
