HR 1 HEARING. JUD. A hearing was held on H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019. NOT A CAMPAIGN TRIP. DB. “Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) appeared to inch closer to a possible presidential run on Tuesday night with an announcement during an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that he’ll be embarking on a tour […]
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SUPER PAC VOWS. WT. “The field of contenders is going to have to weigh the risk versus reward of eschewing super PACs, which, unlike individual donors that are capped out at $2,700 in contributions in the primary, can raise unlimited sums of money but cannot coordinate with a candidate.” DONORS WAIT. DJ. “The presidential primary […]
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SCHULTZ PREPARING. NYT. “Howard Schultz, the former chief executive of Starbucks and a self-described ‘lifelong Democrat,’ said Sunday he was preparing to run for president as an independent and had already begun the groundwork required to be on the ballot in all 50 states.” 500 REGISTERED. AJC. “While the 2020 U.S. presidential election is still more […]