House Dems Urge DNC To State Internet Freedom Position In Party Platform

A group of House Democrats is calling for the Democratic Party to stake out a position on Internet freedom in its party platform. In a letter sent Wednesday to Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) and Executive Director Patrick Gaspard, the House lawmakers urged the DNC to state its commitment to Internet freedom principles in the party's platform for its upcoming convention in Charlotte, N.C. The letter was signed by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.), who also proposed draft language for the platform.