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Young People & Students

Students and young Americans have long played an important role in the Democratic Party—perhaps never more so than in Barack Obama's historic campaign. While young people and students represent our next generation of leaders, they realize that we can’t wait to tackle America’s foremost challenges. Just as we learned in 2008, students know that if we work hard enough, and if we fight long enough, we can finally bring change to Washington and to our country.

Over the past 18 months, students and young people have embodied the spirit of that movement for change—from their work on health reform to student loan reform and more.

The Democratic National Committee’s Youth Coordinating Council—commonly known as the Youth Council—was made an official council of the Democratic National Committee in December 2005, with a goal of increasing involvement of young people in the Democratic Party.

Every year since its creation, the Youth Council has become more and more active and has helped maintain high participation rates and foster greater political involvement. Young people have had new opportunities to become more active with local and national Democrats, and help shape our party across the country for decades to come.

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270 Days to Go: Why “I’m In”

With 270 days till the election, I’ll be working every day to remind voters about these accomplishments and what the President wants to do over the next four years—like making college even more affordable so no American is denied the opportunity for a higher education because of cost.

Barack Obama: A friend to women’s health

President Obama has stood strong with women’s health advocates and protected women against the Republicans who were trying to stop us from moving forward.

DNC Youth Council Applauds President Obama’s Blueprint for College Affordability

Today, President Obama announced details of his Blueprint for College Affordability, a plan that reforms student aid promoting affordability and value.
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What We're Doing
October 28th, 2011
Student Loan Debt Repayment Reform
In an effort to help put America back to work, President Obama refined the repayment process of federal loans allowing students to lower their rates to 10% of their discretionary income. The proposal will allow 1.6 million students to cap their loan payments making college more affordable than ever.
September 20th, 2011
Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The majority of the Armed Forces is comprised of Young Americans volunteering to defend this nation and its ideals. However, a sect of the population was forced to hide their sexual orientation in order to do so. President Obama lead the charge to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell allowing gay and lesbian members of the Armed Forces to serve openly for the first time in American history.
March 23rd, 2010
Health Care Reform for Young Americans
The Affordable Care Act opened access to health care to millions of Americans. Young Americans in particular saw change in the elimination of preexisting conditions for minors and the ability to stay on a parent or guardian’s health insurance plan until the age of 26 allowing them to finish school or search for a job without worrying about their health care.
We Are: Young People & Students
Why I Vote.
Voting is one of the most undervalued rights that this nation provides us. So many people agree with the Democratic Party, with President Obama, and with our Congress, and yet they do not go to the polls.
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