>> my name is dylan from chicago, illinois. this proposal is one of the proposals secretary clinton released in the package and senator sanders praised this week. hans to help borrowers are often andusing or unintelligible sometimes borrowers are not even aware of them. numberts with amendment 170 where we looked respectively at students who have not yet entered college. there are 40 to 47 million borrowers have student loan debt. this allows them to use the education to pay for their lives and not just their student loans. this moratorium will enable us to focus on the problem once and

for all and make sure borrowers have all of the resources and help they need. >> are there seconds? are their opponents? if not, anyone speaking against? we will go to a vote. all opposed? next amendment. on page 21, line five. the proposed amendment is as follows. my minority serving institutions to be changed to historically black colleges and universities and minorities serving institutions. sentence.first

add the sentence in the middle. these schools educate disproportionate percentages of growing populations of americans. students who are racial minorities, low income students and first-generation students. withe nation is grappling educational access and increased success, especially communities there is evidence of prepare themtions for growth, high critical need positions and containing costs. >> thank you. columbia.of caseimperative we make the

for hbc's. they graduate half of all african-american teachers. they are creating new ladders opportunity across our country. we give a sense of the important work these institutions are doing. 's or any debate? all in favor. ? -- is there any debate? all in favor. benjamin,by stephen the proposed amendment in the minority serving institutions to be changed to hbc you and memorial serving institution section, add at the end of the paragraph we will provide

further assistance to students at these schools as well as other students across the country by restoring year-round funding to the low and middle income students from all backgrounds can get the support they need to make progress toward a college degree throughout the year. >> thank you. >> pell grants have substantial support, universal support in this room. this program existed for a short time. it was cut due to budget structures. bringing it back is a worthy investment. is there any debate? thein favor indicate by card. next amendment? >> thank you.

by chuck 76 sponsored tasco. is onlineed amendment 39. we are also deeply committed to ensuring we strike a better balance on testing so that it informs but does not drive instruction. to that end we encourage states to develop a multiple measured approach to assessment and that standardized tests must meet standards for reliability and validity. thatpose high-stakes tests falsely and unfairly label students of color, students with disability, and english language learners as failing. the use of student test scores in teacher and principal of

valuations, a practice which has been repeatedly rejected by researchers. we support enabling parents to their children out of standardized tests without penalty for either the student or the school. >> thank you. amendment, the draft platform says we are committed to ensuring we strike a better balance so it informs that does not drive instruction. this defines what that means. we should be using standardized test's that are statistically valid. indicates aing student is in poverty. this says before they will be used we have to make sure they are reliable and valid. that we oppose the toxic test and punish culture that allows these invalid test scores to be

used to close schools and punish , to demonize teachers. we ask your support. >> is there a second? is there opposition? seeing no opposition -- they are asking to speak in favor. >> the democrats did a remarkable thing this year. a way to get even though they were the minority party in the congress, to work with the president, work with france around the country this year, to project no child left behind, and to pass a new

federal education law, and what this law allows is what this amendment enables, schools become places of joy for children again. where we engage kids and care about their well-being. testing shouldid be about informing instruction and diagnosis. should be about ensuring we know where kids are. what this does is makes that more wholesome and we supported -- support it. >> all opposed? no opposition. it passes unanimously. number 77.t

amendments, corrected from earlier submissions, line 12. amend to read we will invest in high quality classes, community school, computer science, education, arts education and expand link learning models. we in the school to prison pipeline which disproportionally affect students of color and students with disabilities and by supporting the use of restorative justice practices that help the students and staff resolve complex peacefully and we will work to improve school culture and combat bullying of all kinds. >> the sponsor has one minute. -- we changedd

importanthat arts are too. we support a well-rounded education that includes social sciences and humanities. aboutendment talks discipline policies. too many schools, we have seen students of color, students with disabilities are suspended.onately we have have a greater recognition of this to combat that problem. part of doing that is to do restorative justice practices that get students to reflect upon what they have done to work together to solve problems. ask we support that and encourage that.

we ask for support of the amendment. are there seconds to the amendment? is there opposition? no. there is no opposition. all in favor? a second amendment to this one? youhere is an amendment --

were offering an amendment. this is your opportunity to do so. >> good evening beautiful people. i'm a chicago public school principal. i will read the amendment. the democratic party is committed to eliminating opportunity gaps, particularly those who lead students to arrive to school on day one of kindergarten several years behind their peers for higher income communities. parentsns ensuring poor can spend time with their children and increasing the average outcome. haveans ensuring they health care free of contaminants . that means enriching early

childhood programming. it means we support what it takes. >> 15 seconds. >> it means we support what it takes to compel states to fund education adequately. they serve a large number of children in poverty. >> go right ahead. >> it means we support ending curriculum that may exacerbate achievement gaps. that means and into the

accountability that does not more than reveal the gaps created before they reach school. we must replace the strategy with one that may motivate educators and improve their training and development to get results for all students with an emphasis on equitable results for students of color, english language learners and students with disabilities. >> this is intended as a substitute for secondary. >> and add on. it is the two together. ok. someone will work out the language. 77.s the new number

ok. -- let's have a second. we have an add-on expanded number 77 all in favor. it passes unanimously. >> amendment number 38. on page 22, line 14. --

>> identify yourself please. during the 2011, 2012, students were suspended. 92,000 were arrested through school activity. rather than improving the quality of our schools, overly punitive disciplinary practices make matters worse. fuel mass incarceration epidemics and these policies have a discriminatory bend toward affecting the school to prison pipeline and affect latino students with disabilities and youth who

identify as lgbtq. we need to change our approach to school discipline. the calling out of restorative justice practices and other practices that work against this disproportionality. we have seconds. do we now have any opposition? >> can we please add native american and alaskan natives? >> we can add the and technical. we will note it.

>> it passes. next amendment. >> line 16 replace the paragraph at line 16 through 21. democrats are committed to providing high-quality public school options and expanding these options for low income use. we support democratically governed great neighborhood public schools and high-quality public charter schools. people help them disseminate best practices to other school leaders and educators.

high-quality public school butld provide options should not replace or destabilize traditional public schools. charter schools must reflect their communities and must accept and retain proportionate numbers of students of color, with disabilities and english language learners in relation to their neighborhood public schools. we support increased transparency and accountability for all charter schools. >> thank you. >> we started the education session with a unity amendment and we are ending the education section with a unity amendment. foursquarehould be schools quality public for all children regardless of ,ip code, regardless of race

regardless of economic status. for a commitment to democratic the governed public schools. we've said in this amendment there's a place for charter schools but we have also said we can't have what is happening in like thehere entities koch brothers are trying to use publics to kill all schools. we need to make sure we level the playing field for all kids and make sure all kids have the right, the opportunity to learn and all public schools are places where parents want to send their kids, and where children are engaged and have the opportunity to learn. that is why we submit this new amendment.

>> thank you. are there seconds? is there opposition? there is no opposition? you would like to have another speaker? i'm a very proud and humble supporter of hillary rodham clinton. i'm very proud and humble because this democratic party has made history not once but twice. i'm thing for for that. we are the most compassionate people on the planet. we believe in the quality of public education from a child getting on a bus every day to going into a classroom, to getting a quality lunch and coming home. that's the promise that we stand for. charter schools do not honor that promise when they are there for profit. they are there to make sure the ceos make money.

their promise is that those teachers are paid poorly at the people of the increased there in the administration. their promises not to children. they have a rotating, revolving door of teachers which is destabilizing. >> thank you. one minute. >> to wind up here, this amendment talks about democratically governed public schools. we support schools being accountable to their communities , having an elected school board as opposed to an appointed board accountable to no one in the community. we want to make it clear while we understand the charter original purpose was to the , andative and experimental

small, we have now is a dual is purporting to be equal but in reality it is perpetuating segregation by race, by income and by opportunity. weingartenhank randi for working with me to get these unity amendments and an agreement on language. i want to thank randy for that. >> thank you. your cards, hands in the air, all opposed. 5 opposed. it passes. thank you very much.

do we have another amendment? to 27 and 228 have been withdrawn. no more amendments for this section. >> ok. one minute please.

>> thank you. >> a theme that touches each and every one of us whether we live in cities come a suburbs or rule knownities, we want to energy sources are available and cost-effective and the environment is respected. democrats know we must tackle the climate challenge paying attention to its disproportionate effect on low income neighborhoods and communities of color, produce carbon emissions. we have a moral obligation to act. >> we've heard the introduction. the first amendment?

she has to read it. we have a first amendment? we are waiting? testing. withdrawn. has been 22, on page 20, line 15, the proposed amendment is this section should read as follows. producedhe train edges the world's largest salmon fisheries, we support efforts by 404 of theer statute clean water act, to establish proactively science-based with theons on charges

potential pebble mind. -- pebble mine. >> thank you. ok. be will get you a copy. we need number 22. they don't have a copy. >> i would like to speak to this briefly. it has been handled in the manager's markup. i may travel planner. this particular amendment reads the bristol bay drainages of alaska produce the world's largest salmon fishery in the

world. we support efforts by the epa establishe 404 c to proactively science-based restrictions on discharges associated with the pebble mine and urge such restrictions must rely on drainage -- drainages. >> everybody ready now? go right ahead. the importance of this, it was brought to the attention of byhorities and the epa tribal people who have lived on these lands for thousands of years. they recognize the dangers.

they support thousands of jobs. billions of dollars in commerce. economic, cultural -- that is your one minute. is it withdrawn? it because it is in the manager's markup. .ext amendment >> amendment number 26 has been withdrawn. amendment number 37 has been withdrawn. the proposed amendment is after the word production. insert the following.

>> 39. >> 41. >> it is really simple. we talked about doing 41 first. >> 41 first? sorry. page 19, line1 on three. the proposed amendment is insert we will fight for a full national moratorium on fracking.

>> there is a political revolution going on in this country. fracking has no place in it. a lot of it is because of fracking. beingans of had enough of enthused by the fracking community in our own backyards. one-mile from there. theave a ban on fracking people rose up. they did not quit. we will win that battle and we can win it here.

why would we support a ban on fracking in those places and not extend across the nation? are the children and people of the state of new york that are somehow, deserving of more protection? do you have better science or immune to volatile organic carcinogens pumped into our water table? i don't think so. has beenrnment co-opted by the natural gas industry for far too long. we are here to take it back. i request a ban on fracking is in this platform. >> you have one minute to introduce it. >> do we have seconds? >> just a minute. now you have five minutes.

>> something that nobody in 2008 had heard about. there was no science on it. they said it is just a fire hydrant in the middle of your field. it's going to be fine. no worries. but that project was started by dick cheney. i had a few suspicions. i reported on and made two films, gas land and gas land part two. one was nominated for an oscar. this is an abomination and a harbor. i never felt more alone in my entire life. everybody in this room knows what it's like to feel like you are alone in the face of opposition. everyone knows what it is like

to face down an enemy that is so big you can't comprehend it. a friend said never look at the size of the enemy. you will lose. across america we have huge victories on fracking and across the world. germany, incking in the never lens, in south africa -- in the netherlands, in south africa. this process is fatally flawed. people organized and they rose up. people like amy adams worth, showering in the dark because her water was explosive and she was so afraid a spark from her lightbulb would blow up her bathroom as she was showering in the dark. i can imagine her standing there naked and terrified. something happened to her.

, when they had a thousand earthquakes in a month, -- everyamed susan fry >> they liveclay

in ohio. they live in michigan. they live in florida. they live in new mexico. they live in colorado. those want to sacrifice percentage points in every state? do you want to give away those votes? they will not vote to frack their own backyards. they won't do it. the vote. giving away we need our democratic party back. we do not want to lose in november. we don't. people,on the american is thethem, we know it worst feel we can develop for climate change. worse than our previous fuel, coal. it is an awful fuel.

natural gas lied and said we were better. we know now because of the methane leakage and the co2 the profile of frack gas is worse. it will heat the planet faster and bring us past our goals of the climate accord by two degrees. it would sink new york, washington, dc, baltimore, half of this state. what are we fighting for? i am fighting for philadelphia, for washington dc. we cannot have them if we want to also have the east coast. that is what the science says. we need a ban on fracking.

[chanting] >> thank you. thank you. by agreement we have five , and theresented substitute by trevor houser. >> do we have that? on the screen? you have that. you're going to have to read it. do you want to read it? here. you have it on the screen now? it's on the screen. amendment orondary substitute.