Democrat agenda targets ‘old-fashioned capitalism’

By Susan Ferrechio

Published July 24, 2017 7:25pm ET

Democrat agenda targets ‘old-fashioned capitalism’ — Democrats plan to offer amendments to legislation and to hold forums as well as go on the road to talk about their agenda, which in the coming weeks will include more specific proposals shaped by the feedback they hear from voters. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

Congressional Democrats targeted “old fashioned capitalism” in a new agenda announced Monday that they hope will lure in some of the voters who picked President Trump and the GOP in the 2016 election.

The “Better Deal” agenda regurgitates many of the old Democratic ideas of raising the minimum wage, increasing spending on infrastructure and penalizing companies that move overseas.