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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019: Seven Democratic presidential candidates will speak at the first day of Georgetown’s presidential candidate forum on climate change. Cory Booker issued his labor policy plan.

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“I have not had one conversation of even small concern over these three [Republican challengers]. Not even a hint and I’m talking about five to 20 text emails or phone conversations a day with the R.N.C. and the Trump campaign.”

– Jeff Kaufmann, Iowa Republican Party chairman

“They are talented and will weaken President Trump and I am hopeful there will be more that enter the race.”

– Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump White House communications director

 
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MICHAEL BENNET ([link removed]) , JULIÁN CASTRO ([link removed]) , JOHN DELANEY ([link removed]) , TIM RYAN ([link removed]) , BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) , MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ([link removed]) , and ANDREW YANG ([link removed]) will speak at the first day of Georgetown’s presidential candidate forum on climate change ([link removed]) Thursday. The event will be streamed live on NBC News Nows and Telemundo.

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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) will campaign ([link removed]) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Friday.

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CORY BOOKER ([link removed]) issued his labor policy plan ([link removed]) on Wednesday. It calls for strengthening collective bargaining, addressing worker misclassification issues, and using new models for organizing like sectoral bargaining. 

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STEVE BULLOCK ([link removed]) will begin a three-day tour of Iowa ([link removed]) Friday.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG ([link removed]) wrote ([link removed]) an op-ed in _The Washington Post_ presenting his proposal for “Medicare for All Who Want It.”

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CASTRO issued his housing plan ([link removed]) on Wednesday with a focus on addressing rental affordability, aligning housing policy with climate policy, and increasing homeownership.

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In an interview ([link removed]) on Fox News’ _Your World_, TULSI GABBARD ([link removed]) continued to criticize the Trump administration’s relationship with Saudi Arabia Wednesday.

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KAMALA HARRIS ([link removed]) is planning to increase her presence in Iowa ([link removed]) , according to a _Politico_ report. The effort will include weekly visits to the state and doubling her ground operation, which currently has 65 staff members.

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AMY KLOBUCHAR ([link removed]) will campaign ([link removed]) in Detroit and Milwaukee Thursday.

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In his marijuana ([link removed]) legalization plan released Thursday, BETO O'ROURKE ([link removed]) proposed using clemency power to release people incarcerated for marijuana possession and funding “Drug War Justice Grants” through a tax on the marijuana industry.

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The SANDERS campaign confirmed ([link removed]) Wednesday that Iowa political director Jess Mazour had departed the campaign.

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JOE SESTAK ([link removed]) discussed Afghanistan ([link removed]) and negotiations with the Taliban while campaigning in Iowa Wednesday.

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TOM STEYER ([link removed]) released a new ad ([link removed]) in Iowa that criticizes the Trump administration’s ethanol policy.

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Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald endorsed ([link removed]) ELIZABETH WARREN ([link removed]) Wednesday.

 
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MARK SANFORD ([link removed]) discussed ([link removed]) his campaign on Bloomberg’s _Balance of Power_.

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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) visited ([link removed]) a portion of fencing at the California-Mexico border Wednesday.

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