Notable Quote of the Day

“Some of these candidates need a miracle. It’s like if you’re a baseball team and you’re 15 games behind in mid-July, the odds are that you’re not making it to the playoffs.

If you don’t have the money, you’re not going to have the infrastructure. And if you don’t have the money or the infrastructure, what are you going to do to break through? At this point, it’s just very, very tough.”

– Mathew Littman, Democratic strategist

Democrats

• Michael Bennet discussed agricultural runoff during a campaign stop at the Iowa Flood Center Monday.

• Joe Biden unveiled his $750 billion healthcare plan Monday. It would build on the Affordable Care Act by adding a public option that resembles Medicare. Biden’s plan would also increase healthcare tax credits to limit healthcare spending to no more than 8.5 percent of a household’s income.

• Cory Booker released his long-term care policy Monday. Booker proposed increasing Medicaid asset and income limits to cover more people. He also called for expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for family caregivers and paying long-term care workers a minimum of $15 per hour.

• In an interview on Recode Decode with Kara Swisher, Pete Buttigieg discussed systemic racism, tech regulation, and the state of the Democratic Party.

• The Des Moines Register and AARP are hosting a series of five forums in Iowa this week. Julián Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Kamala Harris will participate in Tuesday’s event in Davenport, Iowa.

• John Delaney wrote an op-ed about the opioid crisis in the Concord Monitor.

• Jay Inslee participated in the “20 Questions for 2020” series by NowThisNews, discussing clean energy, mountain climbing, and campaign strategy.

• In an interview on the NPR Politics Podcast, Amy Klobuchar said she would prioritize nominating federal judges on her first day in office, but would not release any names during her campaign. 

• Wayne Messam spoke about his presidential campaign and uneven media coverage on The Breakfast Club.

• In an interview on ABC News’ The Investigation podcast, Seth Moulton called for an impeachment inquiry to begin immediately and criticized the debate over the politics of impeachment.

• Beto O'Rourke is opening 11 field offices in Iowa and his first field office in Texas.

• Tim Ryan toured a migrant child detention center in Homestead, Florida, as part of an oversight visit.

• Bernie Sanders proposed establishing a $20 billion emergency trust fund to enable local governments to purchase for-profit hospitals in financial distress.

• In an interview with Cheddar Politics, Joe Sestak spoke about space exploration and his proposal for a two-state solution in Israel.

• Tom Steyer will campaign in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday.

• The Washington Post reported on Elizabeth Warren’s legal consulting for Dow Chemical in a case involving women who had become sick from breast implants made by the company’s subsidiary.

• Marianne Williamson campaigned in Beverly Hills, California, on Monday.

Republicans

• Top donors to the Trump Victory Committee, a joint fundraising venture by Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee, include Nebraska donor Marlene Ricketts and former Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon. They each gave the maximum contribution of $360,000. Trump is scheduled to host a fundraiser Friday at his Bedminister golf course.

Flashback: July 16, 2015

Politico reported on the salaries of top 2016 staffers. Marco Rubio campaign manager Terry Sullivan was earning an annual salary of $198,000. Rand Paul’s campaign manager, Chip Englander, followed with $129,000, according to financial reports.