Today, our economy is growing again and our manufacturing sector is growing for the first time in more than a decade. But there is more we need to do, and so we come together again to continue what we started

Democratic PlatformIn 2008, Democrats, independents, and many Republicans came together as Americans to move our country forward. We were in the midst of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, the previous administration had put two wars on our nation's credit card, and the American Dream had slipped out of reach for too many. Our economy crashed, leaving many without jobs.