The Public Policy Committee (PPC) is the political action arm of the Woman’s National Democratic Club. It consists of task forces groups that meet regularly, and discuss a broad range of national and international issues. As a collective voice, these task forces ensure that WNDC takes actions that advance these positions within the Democratic Party, and other likeminded organizations. The PPC works to:
The Chair of the PPC issues a monthly Political Dispatch to the WNDC membership, and electronically, to Democratic Party officials and other interested groups. Links to other PPC publications are as follows:
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| Public Policy Task Forces |
| Church/State |
To support the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and to oppose the use of federal dollars which support faith-based charities and personal ideologies. |
| DC/Metro |
To develop positions and act on issues affecting citizens of the District of Columbia and the metropolitan area. |
| Economics |
To promote fiscal policies that reflect our democratic ideals of justice and equality of opportunity, and that increase the common good and national unity. |
| Education |
To advocate for quality public education. |
| Election Reform |
To promote nationwide reform in elections for federal offices and verify that the votes of all registered voters are counted; to ensure the fair conduct of elections under uniform standards that accurately reflect the will of the people. |
| Environment and Energy |
To study and act on the connections between population, environment, and natural resources; and to advocate environmental positions. |
| Foreign Policy |
To actively support U.S. foreign policies characterized by consultation and cooperation with friendly nations and international organizations. |
| Global Women |
To study and act on issues of the 1995 Fourth UN World Conference on Women and its Beijing Platform for Action, and to network with like-minded organizations. |
| Health |
To educate members and provide a forum to discuss important health issues facing the country that can lend themselves to political and legislative action. To advocate for universal health coverage, as well as to examine major health care legislative initiatives that affect large groups of Americans. |
| Human Rights and International Organizations |
To promote support for human rights observance nationally and internationally, including the right to peacefully change governments. |
| Judicial |
To monitor the selection and performance of Federal judges, and develop policy positions on constitutional issues, including actions that aggrandize presidential powers; to advocate for U.S. adherence to international human rights laws, treaties and norms. |
| Social Security |
To develop public policy positions on Social Security |
| Telecommunications |
To create policy positions on telecommunications issues, especially on the subject of universal access to the internet |
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