Minute to explain. Everyone will probably remember that mitt romney promised in 2012 that the first thing hewas going to do on his first day of in office was to defund obamacare. But maybe you dont remember what he said, the second thing he was going to do. He was going to defund both the national endowment, that was the second thing was going to do on his first day in office. These endowments are in the sights of the republicans because they would like to get rid of them. Mister chairman, this is a good amendment but the one thing thats missing is a sentence calling for increase in the funding of these endowments. We are getting less money now than when obama came into office the cause of the sequester and i dont know if its possible to add a sentence. So. Hang on. For fear of reopening other issues, i think im going to referthis to the technical side. I think your motion speaks to the issue of support. We will let the technical drafters decide on whether that can be included, okay . You. Do we have 15 supporters . We have 15 supporters. Is there anyone wishing to be heard in opposition . I will call the question, all in favor please lift your white cards. Anyone wishing to register a negative point of view . It passes unanimously. Please refer that for consideration. It does support whether thats sufficient to move it to the next level we will leave it up to the technical side. Another amendment . Amendment number 94 has been withdrawn, there are no more amendments to the section. [applause] where are we going now . Do we have some cleanup on other. We havent amendment number 38 and what section is this . Im sorry, this is that same section. This is the first time courtney, both you and i have broken down. Please forgive me. [applause] [applause] [applause] by way of explanation, courtney has not been my foil. She came up to connecticut for close to a month in 2014 to help see me reelected so weve been having fun together and shes done a great job. Now we address 38 please . Thank you very much mister chair. Amendment 38 sponsored by future vargas. On line 44, the language, the pros amendment is as follows. We will promote best practices among local Law Enforcement in terms of how they collaborate with federal authorities to ensure that they maintain and build trust to local Law Enforcement and the communities they serve. We will also vigorously oversee any programs put in place to make sure there are no abuses and no arbitrary deportation programs. We will establish an affirmative process for workers to report labor violations and to request deferred action. We will work to ensure that all americans regardless of immigration status have access to quality healthcare. That means expanding Community Health centers, allowing all families to buy into the Affordable Care act exchanges, supporting states that open up their Public HealthInsurance Programs to all persons and finally and acting comprehensive Immigration Reform and we will expand opportunities for dreamers to serve in the military and to then receive expedited pathways to citizenship area. [applause] are you going to address the unity aspect of this . Mister chairman my name is david leopold. I am from the state of ohio, a Hillary Clinton data delegate and we are offering whats in the form of a unity amendment from both sides. Did you want to say anything quickly before i asked if there are 15 seconders . Are there 15 seconders . There are 15 seconders . Did you have, did you want to Say Something to mark goahead. Hello everyone, my name is cesar vargas. We have all heard that 04 with rhetoric of donald trump when it comes to immigration. We have heard the nonsense that mexicans are rapists. We have heard a military force is going to locate, and detain little children, parents and wives. We have heard the vision that we are not going to be part of this nation. This amendment ends arbitrary deportation programs like secure communities, like the priority program, like carry where immigration agents go around latino neighborhoods with a biometric device targeting our community, where police liked shermer pyle in arizona targets latinos with no impunity. This amendment protects workers. This amendment allows students to pursue their dreams, to go to college, to serve as the nextofficers in the us military. Platform is a first step because we need to do more because this step is to ensure that the next president can create a nation that is inclusive, that is welcoming. I want our next president to succeed because at the end of the day, this is not about senator Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. This is about family. Im doing this or my 74yearold mother and i want to thank senator Bernie Sanders, i want to thank the Bernie Sanders campaign, i want to thank warren, billy, matt, everyone who made sure that im not and our mexican people have a voice even though we dont have the power to vote, we have the power to change this nation and we need to confront and make sure our political opponents but also our political allies for real change. 2 and ahalf minutes. Thank you mister chairman, i come to stand before this committee today, i am the son of a refugee and i spent hours and hours every day and for the last many years representing undocumented people, people who want to come to this countrys to build this country, to make it what it is, to make it better than it can be and make it great. Immigrants are not, immigration is not aproblem to be solved, immigration is an opportunity to be seized. [applause] and i stand here tonight, i am so proud of the Democratic Party and i am proud of the Hillary Clinton campaign, i am proud of the Sanders Campaign for ending in a unity amendment like this. This is about what america is going to be. This is a Pivotal Moment in our history. Are we going to be a inotropic country . Are we going to close our borders because of religion . Are we going to close our borders because of your . Are we going to lock children up at the border with no lawyers or are we going to be america. Are we going to do better . We are going to do better and under the leadership of Hillary Clinton, and the hard work that thought into this platform by both sides, we are going to be the promise of immigration to america and make america greater then it already is. [applause] mister chairman, and this is about one minute. Thank you very much. Im Stephen Wardrop from the Northern MarylandMariana Islands and i strongly support thisamendment. We have a very large noncitizen population in the northern Mariana Islands of close to 50 percent of the population and in 2009, federal immigration took over from cmi immigration and we have had many problems with that as a result. We had 20 some thousand legal aliens in the siena minds on the transition day and because of the way that Homeland Security has administered the law, many of those people who have been there for five, 10, 20, even 30 years were being put into immigration arbitrarily and maliciously and the commonwealth Transitional Worker Program right now is resulting in families torn apart because of a sickly i would say blunders in the department of Homeland Security, thank you very much. So the item has been discussed. It is a unity proposal. Does anyone wish to be heard in opposition . No one wishes to be heard in opposition, i will call the question, all those in favor please raise your white cards. Anyone wishing to demonstrate a different view, raise your white cards. Kathleen, are you up or down . You are up. With one or two exceptions, it passes. [applause] after 130. Okay. The chair will recognize Deborah Parker and Maxine Waters to speak for one minute each about how the platform process has been reached and agreed to. And we have just a couple of things, were going to get it done. Gecongresswoman. Thank you very much. And if i could have the attention of everyone in the room. Id like to say to the honorable Shirley Franklin and governor daniel malloy, cochairs of the 2016 Platform Committee, thank you for the phenomenal job that you have done leading us and managing this 2016 Platform Committee meeting agenda. Thank you again. [applause] thank you. Very much appreciated. Thank you congresswoman. Debbie wasserman schultz, Democratic National committee, thank you reverend aaliyah daughtry,ceo Democratic National convention committee. Thank you mayor buddy dyer of orlando florida. To all of todays participants, to the staff, volunteers, the workers, everybody thats worked so hard to make this meetinga success, give them a big round of applause. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i am so proud to be a democrat tonight. [applause] i want to thank both of our campaigns, i want to thankBernie Sanders. I want to thank Hillary Clinton. And i look forward to electing the first woman president of the United States. [applause] thank you mister chair. Im representative luis was also from Washington State. Firstgeneration peruvian american and a proud supporter of senator Bernie Sanders. [applause] i know as a former labor negotiator how hard it is sometimes get to yes. I know that the passionate positions we may take make it difficult to find agreement but i wanted to congratulate ourselves for the work weve done here tonight, for taking the higher ground. In the last two days and nights, making sure we come out of this committee with a platform we are proud to take to philadelphia, where more work may need to be done but we can do it in the spirit of togetherness and unity and im glad i was able to spend this time with you and speak up for the folds of Washington State and i wantto thank all the delegates here tonight , have a good evening. Senator friar. This is mark friar from arkansas and i want to thank everybody for doing this, this whole process has been phenomenal. Its been wonderful. Weve got a great platform. Its been very unifying and also we have to remember that we had 28 Million People who voted in the democratic primaries and caucuses this year. Its a great number, letsget out and win this in the fall, thank you. [applause] tom logan from connecticut. Thank you dan, im proud of you. You are from my home state, youre my governor and youve done fantastic. But i would like to get one other person whos gonna recognize tonight, i dont know she was going to be mentioned but theres a young lady in the corner, christine who has recorded these entire proceedings, never took a break. Christine, i want to thank you. Shes been remarkable to sit and watch, justunbelievable, fantastic. Christine, you have to stop writing. Stand up. Come on, standup christine. Thank you. Thank you very much. Please. Good evening, my name is Deborah Parker, im a member of the toilet tried and ive had the offer honor of representing on the Platform Committee, the drop Tank Committee so that i had the honor of traveling to several cities listening to americans across the nation talk about what is important to them in their lives and not only whats important today but whats important for the future generations and that is something that i know as a native american that we are taught that from birth that we look to the next seven generations so i want to thank the members of the Platform Committee, members of the drafting committee, chairman cummings and all the Beautiful People ive met along the way, i have a lot of love andrespect for you. We had big debates , weve had some great moments where we came together and i want us all to really come together in the spirit of unity and its okay to disagree. Its okay to come together and to compromise because this has been for me a very much a learning experience and i just wholeheartedly support our 2016 democratic platform and i asked that we take this to philadelphia so thank you. Thank you. [applause] were almost done, we have one last motion which is a unity or is it, yes. Amendment 134 sponsored by italys code and randy weingart. Substitutes amendment as proposed to insert our candidates names in the platform. They will speak on this amendment. Please. Chairman, how are you. I am a lease with Hillary Clinton and i am asking you to move this amendment. Okay. So the amendment, are we going to read this or how are we going to do this . Okay. Is it up there, im sorry. Its up there, excuse me. Its up there. So for the purposes of gauging whether theres sufficient sufficient seconders, are you out of time to read it . All right. Could you read it . One more time. Yes. On page 3, line 45 a should read to say Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party believe that when workers are Strong America is strong. On page four of line 36, it should read as president , Hillary Clinton will take steps to expand and strengthen the home care workforce. On page 6, line 40 it should read to say democrats believe one of the best ways to innovate, prosper and create good paying jobs is to make more in america which is why we firmly support American Manufacturing with Hillary Clinton make it in america plan. On page 10, line five it should read Hillary Clinton and the democrats believe that everyone in america deserves the chance to live up to their godgiven potential. Its being read first, thank you. On page 14 line 37 it should read as president , Hillary Clinton will also protect and expand proven programs including robust report for nutrition assistance to stop people from going hungry as well as programs that help people grow their skills and provide training opportunities. Page 25, line 39 should read Hillary Clinton and democrats believe that america must lead in the world to grow our economy, protect our interests and make our country safer and more prosperous. Page 30, line 44 should read as Hillary Clinton has said, human rights are womens rights and womens rights are human rights. We believe the United States continue to be the worlds strongest advocate for the rights of women and girls. Continue to insertother references to Hillary Clinton where appropriate. Where appropriate, insert the Democratic Party commends senator sanders for running a campaign that mobilized over 13 Million People including young people and working people that brought issues like income inequality to the for and that brought vital new energy to the Democratic Party. [applause] chairman, is my honor to him as you ethically move this amendment and make sure the platform reflects our commendation of senator sanders and my many friends who have worked with him and for him. To bring so much enthusiasm and vigorous debate and bring us together over the course of the last two days and through the election. We share the same values, we fought for the same policies and we will fight together for justice and equality to move the country forward and by introducing. Wait, wait. Wait. Theres a conference going on, lets take a minute. I think theres a misunderstanding with respect to where people are so take a second. Allow that conference to complete. Take a deep breath. Not yet. Theres a conference. Theres a conference goingon, just give it a minute. Just give it. Theres a conference. [inaudible conversation] were going to take a five minute recess area were going to let the party talk. There was a belief that there was an understanding. Five minute recess. [inaudible conversation]. [inaudible conversation]. [inaudible conversation]. [inaudible conversation] the campaigns have had a discussion, we will have a resolution terry shortly, very shortly. We need to clear the area, we have the floor. Who are the original makers . The theory that we stand up here together as supporters of hillary and bertie is one of unity and therefore we are willing to withdraw the amendment. [applause] moved the platform. Thank you very much, thank you. You. The motion will adjourn. No, not unless you want to have a whole other meeting, were not going to recognize that particular motion so we have a couple other things to do. We really need to clear, okay . I want to thank the committee for all of the work they have done. Before i call for a final motion, we have singled out a whole bunch of people including the chairs and both of your chairs and all of us deeply appreciate that. Others have been thanked as well, Debbie Wasserman schultz, lee has been thanked in her role and im very grateful but you also have folks who have worked on the Platform Comm