May 12, 2016
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Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today.  Below is a transcript of the press conference.
Leader Pelosi.  Good morning, good morning.  I guess none of you stayed up late to watch the Golden State Warriors win again, 125 points.  High scoring game.  Nice work by Portland, 121 points, very high scoring.  But that ends that series.  I don't know, basketball that starts at 10:30 at night is getting a little late.
Some of you were with us yesterday when Members of our leadership talked about Mr. Trump's comments being a direct continuation or reflection of what Republicans in the House have been saying all along.
My question to Republicans who are shocked by what Mr. Trump has been saying with his crassness and crudeness is:  Since when?  Since when have you been surprised about this?
Mr. Trump has said Islam hates us, complete and total shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.  And the Homeland Security Chairman, Peter King, said we have, unfortunately, too many mosques in this country, this is an enemy living among us.
On the birther claims, Trump said he, meaning President Obama, doesn't have a birth certificate.  He has one, but there's something on that, maybe religion, maybe it says he is a Muslim.
This is a candidate for President of the United States.  Shocking he would say that.  But that's what is said in the House by our Republican colleagues, one of them Mike Coffman, "I don't know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America.  I don't know that.  But I do know this, that in his heart, he's not an American.  He's just not an American."
Trump has said about immigrants, Mexican immigrants are bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists.  That's what he said about Mexican immigrants.
Steve King, no relation to Chairman Peter King, said, “For every one who's a valedictorian, there are another hundred out there who weigh 130 pounds and have calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling in 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.”
Another shocking Trump remark:  “Women should face some form of punishment for their reproductive health decisions, and their doctors as well.”  You know, he went on to say that.
Republicans right now are putting researchers, doctors, and women in danger.  The Select Committee, a secret subpoena represents a dangerous Republican descent into anti-woman McCarthyism, a brazen campaign of intimidation.
This morning, you probably have seen it, this morning Democrats on the committee sent a letter to Speaker Ryan calling the committee's abusive conduct and blatant violations of House rules, calling for the committee to be disbanded.
That's what the Republicans have been doing.  And the Republican establishment, they are shocked at what Trump has said when it is a direct reflection of what goes on here all the time with people in power to bring their vitriol to committee, to the floor, to legislation.
Instead of addressing the needs of the American people, Republicans are dangerously obstructing action on the real crises facing our country.  This week, the House is acting on a number of good, bipartisan opioid bills, some with House Democrats as lead sponsors.  However, Republicans are refusing to provide the emergency funding that is needed to make the difference.
Just to have the statement is interesting, a conversation, but it's not effective without the resources.  The Republicans are refusing to provide the emergency funding that is needed to make a real difference in American communities facing the opioid tragedy.
Seventy eight Americans die of an opioid overdose every day.  Our Members, Democrats and Republicans, see this in their communities.  That's why they are passing these nice bills.  But it's hard to understand why they're not putting the resources for communities to deal with it.
Yesterday, Republicans voted to block Democrats' bill for $600 million in desperately needed, fully paid for – fully paid for – new resources to address the opioid crisis.  That was proposed by Congresswoman Kuster of New Hampshire, who has been working on this issue for a long time.
Then, of course, we have Zika.  Already more than 1,000 Americans, including more than 100 pregnant women, have confirmed cases of Zika.  Last month, House Republicans voted twice to block emergency funding.  And it's just a remarkable thing that this is a threat, it's going to even get worse as we get into warmer weather.
So today at 1 p.m., Democrats are holding a Steering and Policy hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIH, Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC, and Mayor Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans to talk about this.  They will discuss how essential it is for Congress to swiftly act on the $1.9 billion request of the Obama Administration to meet the Zika threat.
And as far as opioid addiction, do your job.  Zika, do your job.  Flint, Flint, challenges the conscience of our country.  Refuse to do an emergency funding bill.  Do your job, Congress.  Do your job.
Do you have any questions?  Yes, Nancy.
Q:  Leader Pelosi, there was a lot of controversy on the Republican side over Speaker Ryan's decision to withhold his support from Donald Trump, at least for now.  Do you think that that was a brave move of his, a principled move?
Leader Pelosi.  Well, I recall, as I am sure you do, that the Speaker withheld his acceptance of being Speaker until they came to terms on the Republican side.  The appearance was that Republicans had to measure up to his requirements.  The reality was that he had to live up to their requirements.  And I think that's what we're seeing again.
Brave?  No, I don't think there is anything brave about it.  But again, I don't usually go into what's happening on the Republican side.  That's up to them.  The people have spoken.  They are about to have a nominee.  It's up to them to figure it out.
But my point is that what would be courageous about it?  That the Speaker is saying he doesn't want to be associated with Donald Trump because of his comments?  I've never heard him make one comment about the comments, the outrageous, vitriolic comments made by Republicans in Congress.
Is it about disagreement on the budget, where the Ryan budget is one that would voucherize Medicare?  Is that part of the debate today?  Is it about policy?  Is it about politics?  I just don't know.  I am not in those meetings.  I would be the last to know.
But all I can say is I hope, I hope that one thing that comes out of it is a decision to lift the debate to a different place worthy of the office of President of the United States, worthy of the American people, and that would be progress.  Because right now they've taken this discussion to such a low place, it's no wonder people are frustrated with the political process and with government in general.
So, again, the success of it would be if there were a decision to say, "Let us just go out there and talk about what our vision is for America, elections are about the future, what is it that we have to say about the future?"  rather than engage in the politics of personal destruction and mistaking cruelty for wit.  They've had their fun.  Now let's get serious.
Yes, sir?
Q:  As I understand it, there are two sticking points in the Puerto Rican bill, at least two.  One involves waiving the Federal minimum wage and the overtime rules, as well as this land transfer from Vieques from the National Seashore.  Would Democrats support the bill if those provisions, as the Republicans have drafted them, remain in the bill?
Leader Pelosi.  Well, I don't know what your source is, but the debate on Puerto Rico has been a little broader than that.  We have had an issue of what will work in terms of restructuring, how the makeup and the scope of the board is in furtherance of having the restructuring work.  Issues that relate to language about pensions and minimum wage, et cetera, are also part of that discussion and relate to the makeup and the scope of the board.  And the Vieques issue is there, but that doesn't relate to the restructuring.  So it just doesn't come down to that.
But we are making progress.  We're having very constructive conversations.  I think we're going to have to pretty soon come down to something because another deadline is racing toward Puerto Rico.
But, again, these negotiations have been going on, conversations have been going on in good faith, and I am optimistic that we will either come to some agreement soon or just realize that we can't.  But I'm optimistic that we can.
Q:  So you don't expect a bill to be filed today then?
Leader Pelosi.  It could.  It could.  It could be filed.  It was supposed to be filed yesterday, they put it off to today.  It could be filed today.  I don't mean right this minute, but the day is young.
Yes, ma'am?
Q:  There are conversations on the Senate side about adding a Zika supplemental to the Military Construction VA spending bill.  Are there similar conversations on the House side?
Leader Pelosi.  What is happening on the Senate side is completely inadequate, $1.1 billion.  The administration has asked for $1.9 billion.  And so, as I said before to all of you, that's not half a loaf, that's half a shoe.  You can't get there from here.  The scientific documentation calls for $1.9 billion and that's what we need to see in an emergency supplemental or some other vehicle.
Q:  Would Democrats consider adding that as a floor amendment?
Leader Pelosi.  I'm sorry, what?
Q:  $1.9 billion.
Leader Pelosi.  Well, we do it almost every day in one form or another, the parliamentary opportunities that we have, motion to recommit or previous question and the rest.  We just keep calling upon the Speaker to address the emergency needs of the American people.
If we were talking a year ago, we wouldn't be talking about Zika, would we now?  It's an emergency.  It's an emergency and it's a very big threat.
Now, we don't want to be instilling fear.  What we're saying is there is a way to deal with this, let's get it up front instead of coming after it after it's out of the barn.
The opioids, I mean this is in the here and now.  It's actually been in the here and now for a while.  We need emergency funding.  If they say, "Well, we can take it out of something else," we have caps.  If we take it out of something else we are in a lamb-eat-lamb situation on the committee of jurisdiction there.  What, are you going to take it out of maternal and child health, which is one of the suggestions that has been made?  So we need emergency funding for that.
And Flint.  If anything would challenge the conscience of a nation, the well-being of these children by a decision that was made by the Governor of the State, we have a responsibility.  And we're even saying we'll just do matching, we'll just do matching funds there.
But to your point specifically on Zika, the 1.1 doesn't do the job, and the job needs to be done.
Yes, sir?
Q:  Can I ask you, you mentioned Flint.  The Senate has talked about providing the Flint money in the water resources development bill.  Is that something that Democrats might be open to in the House or do you really see this as something that needs to be on a spending bill?  Or where would you like to see it?
Leader Pelosi.  Well, the thing is, is that, first of all, I don't know how much money you're talking about.  Do you?
Q:  It's a couple hundred million.
Leader Pelosi.  It's a question of, is that money or is that authorization?  And that's really what the problem is.  With the opioids, we're authorizing all the time, but we're not allocating, appropriating one penny.  And so what we're talking about is the legal tender to be able to meet the needs, not just a policy that is in a bill.  So if they're talking about an appropriation, then that's one thing.  If they're talking about an authorization, that's interesting, but it doesn't do the job.
Q:  Where do you think it should go?  Do you think it should go on a spending bill?
Leader Pelosi.  I think it should be an emergency – did we know about – some people knew about Flint a year ago.  It's not in the budget agreement because the budget agreement has caps, so it has to be emergency funding.
And then we have to take a look more broadly, from an authorizing standpoint, at what our needs are nationally in terms of our infrastructure that relates to water and lead, et cetera, that our children are being exposed to.  But that's another issue, not separate, but a broader issue that relates to Flint.
But it's really sad, if you've been there to see the impact that the lead has on the children.  And there are answers, but they take some resources.
Yes, sir?
Q:  The DHS last week had some new numbers about migration at the southern border, and it reveals that in the first 6 months of the fiscal year the number of kids and families being apprehended are on par with 2014, when there was the big border crisis, much higher than they were last year.  I'm wondering if you have any sense of why that's happening, of whatever they had done last year to depress those numbers is not working this time around?  And you had a lot of criticism of how those kids were being handled.
Leader Pelosi.  Handled.  Uh huh.
Q:  And also politically, if you fear that another border surge this summer would play right into somebody like Donald Trump, who is painting this picture of a border out of control and wants to build the wall and all those other things?
Leader Pelosi.  Well, first of all, it's important to note that what we're talking about here are refugees and asylum seekers.  This is a bit of a different – I don't think that that's what somebody like Donald Trump, to use your term, is talking about.  He's talking about migration into the United States.  And actually, the migration into the United States is negative by over 150 , 160 , 170,000 more people are going into Mexico than are coming – from the U.S. into Mexico – than are coming into the United States.  So it's important to note that.
Does the situation in Central America, the Northern Triangle of countries there, of violence, of well-founded fear of violence and persecution, is that a factor with all of these people?  Well, you have to decide on a case by case basis.
But that was one of the purposes of our trip to Latin America last week, was to say: this is a regional, hemispheric challenge that we face.  We have to address the situation where it exists in the Northern Triangle, in the countries in Central America.
We spoke to the President of Mexico at some length about what can happen to prescreen people in Mexico so that they don't make the trek across Mexico to find out that they do not even make the first cut to seek asylum or to be a refugee.  Being a refugee has one of the toughest set of standards for entry into the country.
So these are two different things, and we have to handle the refugee, asylum seeker, unaccompanied children, some with their moms, in a way that is, again, regional, to work with the Mexican Government, to go to the source of the problem, and see how we can allocate resources there rather than having the challenge here in our own country, because that is really what is better for these children.  And they are all God's children.
Q:  But based on the rising numbers, do you anticipate a surge this summer like we saw in 2014?
Leader Pelosi.  Well, I was hoping that we could, as I just mentioned, in addressing how we can have assistance from other countries in the region.  We talked about it in Peru and in Chile, as well as to what the absorptive capacity could be of some of those countries for some legitimate asylum seekers and refugees, not economic, people seeking a better life.  That's a different story and that has its own legal process.  So it's really just about those in that special category that we're talking about.
It's a very dangerous crossing to cross the desert, a child, a young girl.  There are some really sad stories.  I just sent a letter to the President again, as did my colleagues, about our concerns about how we meet the needs of these people in their own countries or in transit, and even before they get here, but also when they get here.  It's a big challenge.
And, again, as the whole world is facing – not the whole world – a good part of the Northern Hemisphere is facing a refugee challenge, well known to us in Syria and Iraq, et cetera.  We have some responsibility to absorb some people, and I think we can do a little better job in how we make those transitions.
It's challenging.  Again, in recent times, and this is within the past few years, that a new situation has emerged largely because of what's happening in their countries of origin.  So we have appropriated, last year, resources to go to those countries to address some of those concerns, and we have to make sure that works.
Yes, sir?
Q:  If there is not an agreement with the Democrats and the GOP doesn't have the votes to move the Puerto Rico bill, would the Obama administration implement some executive action?
Leader Pelosi.  The President has done just about everything that he can do by executive action.  Some of this requires congressional legislation, and that's why we're engaged in this conversation.
But I would be a little more optimistic and hopeful that we can find common ground.  There are some issues that are central to the workability of the legislation and some that are not directly related, and we have to at some point make a distinction there.
But in the meantime, what we want to do is have a restructuring proposal that works, a board that is respectful of the people of Puerto Rico and enables the restructuring to work and weighs in on the pension, pay, and overtime considerations in a way that is respectful, as well as resolving the Vieques land transfer that is there.
So, again, we keep making progress, but the clock is ticking, and I don't want to even be thinking in terms of what if it doesn't happen, because a bill needs to happen and the people of Puerto Rico and the pensioners and everyone else, in my view, are better off with legislation.
Q:  Should Donald Trump release his taxes?
Leader Pelosi.  Yes.
Q:  Madam Leader, as a former Speaker and someone who may hold that job again, can you describe how you see the dilemma that Paul Ryan faces with this Presidential nominee here?  Can you talk about being torn between serving your conference and your party and what the voters want?
Leader Pelosi.  No, I don't think we ever had a situation where we had a Presidential candidate that the Members of our Caucus wanted to separate ourselves from because he was saying there had to be a complete and utter total shutdown of Muslims coming into the country, that Islam hates us, that we had a Presidential candidate who accused the President of the United States of not having a birth certificate, and if he had one it probably said that he was a Muslim.  Nothing wrong with being a Muslim, mind you, but in Donald Trump's view.  We didn't have a Presidential candidate who went on and on about women in a disrespectful way.
What we did have, and when I was Speaker and I chaired the convention, were two great candidates for President in the end: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  Barack Obama emerged as the President of the United States and we're very proud of him.  So we were never faced with something like that.
Right now we have two great candidates.  Bernie Sanders is broadening the universe of people who are paying attention to the political process, whereas before they may have been community-oriented and civic-minded, but not really paying attention to politics, mostly younger voters.  And we're very proud of what he is doing.  And we're very proud of Hillary Clinton and what she will bring to the Oval Office when she's President of the United States.
So we don't have anything that would be similar.
Q:  Is it realistic to think that Paul Ryan can separate himself from Donald Trump in any meaningful way?
Leader Pelosi.  Can he separate himself from his Members of Congress?  Let's go over that then, if you want, as I leave here.  Can he separate himself from Steve King, who said, "For every one that is a valedictorian, there are another hundred out there who weigh 130 pounds, and they've got calves the sides of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert"?  Or separate himself from his own Select Committee, anti-woman McCarthyism committee that has a brazen campaign of intimidation as we criticize Trump for his calling for women to face some form of punishment, and their doctors too, for terminating a pregnancy?  You know, the list goes on and on.
So the concern that has been expressed by the Speaker and others about their unease with Donald Trump doesn't seem to apply to their own Members.  I think many of their own Members understand Donald Trump is saying exactly what they say here.  I just hope the American people understand that, because this is bigger than this one person.
Although the Republican establishment, whatever that may be, is deciding that the inflammatory, vitriolic rhetoric of Donald Trump is something new and shocking to them, it's really the day-to-day comments that we hear here.
So, thank you very much.  Go Golden State Warriors.  Can you believe that basketball is going into June?  How did that ever happen?
Thank you all.
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Bernie Sanders’s Gift to His Party
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Though some opinion polls on Tuesday’s primary in Indiana show Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in a tight race, the plunge in Mr. Sanders’s latest fund-raising numbers makes clear what he doesn’t yet want to say. His campaign — for the presidency, anyway — is most likely nearing its end.
“We intend to fight for every vote and delegate remaining,” Mr. Sanders said in Washington on Sunday. While he continues to infuriate the Clinton campaign by battling for Mrs. Clinton’s superdelegates, his tone suggests that he’s no longer in it to win. He’s fighting to ensure that all his supporters get a chance to cast a ballot during the primary season ending in June, and most of all, that Democratic leaders pay attention to their views.
The Democratic Party and Mrs. Clinton are better off for Mr. Sanders’s presence in this race. His criticism, as Winston Churchill might say, was not agreeable. But it called necessary attention to unhealthy developments in the Democratic Party, including its at-times obliviousness to the lingering economic pain of the middle class and the young, and its drift toward political caution over aspiration.
“I like the idea of saying, ‘We can do much more,’ because we can,” Vice President Joseph Biden Jr., who deferred his own presidential hopes this year, said about Mr. Sanders recently. “I don’t think any Democrat’s ever won saying, ‘We can’t think that big.’”
To this day, Mr. Sanders’s rallies are lit up by people who say he is the candidate most focused on their struggle for jobs, better health care and debt relief, and most interested in taking action against those who profited while wages for the working class stagnated and their hopes diminished.
As President Obama said, Mr. Sanders had “the luxury of being a complete long shot and just letting loose.” Unrealistic, short on details, the populist Mr. Sanders is a wildly gesticulating reminder of how far the Democratic Party, once champion of the underdog, has strayed. He points out the degree to which the party has become captive to economic elites whose agendas don’t necessarily represent the rest of America’s. Mr. Sanders, who raised more than $200 million through small donations, even cast doubt on Democrats’ claims that they need big-money backers to succeed.
Mr. Sanders’s unwillingness to compromise has contributed to a thin record of accomplishment over his decades in Congress. While Mrs. Clinton outflanks him on both knowledge and practice of foreign policy, on domestic policy he has forced her to address the impact of trade deals and globalization, spell out her stances on clean energy and oil and gas exploration, and put more meat on her plans for college affordability. He’s exposed her failure to support $15 an hour as a federal minimum wage, and rightly called her out on the Wall Street speeches that earned her millions and her refusal to make the transcripts public.
Mr. Sanders has exposed a broad vein of discontent that Democrats cannot ignore. Predictions that Mr. Sanders’s supporters could migrate to Donald Trump in the fall are overstated, despite Mr. Trump’s cynical efforts to woo them. It’s more likely that some simply won’t vote. Mrs. Clinton is betting that many Democrats will be motivated to get to the polls if Mr. Trump is the Republican nominee. But to truly unify the party, Mrs. Clinton and party leaders must work to incorporate Mr. Sanders and what he stands for in the party’s approach to the general election. It would also help to acknowledge that the party has strayed at times from its more aspirational path.
Unlike the voices on the Republican side, Mr. Sanders’s has elevated this campaign. The Democratic Party should listen.


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There's no denying it - this week was the GOP's Worst Week ever. And we haven't even gotten to jokes at the White House Correspondents' Dinner yet...
The Republican Party's dangerous and divisive candidates and campaigns has brought them to their lowest favorability rating in more than two decades
-  no doubt compounded by desperate acts like Ted Cruz's choice of failed CEO Carly Fiorina as his running mate, Dangerous Donald's embrace of endorsements from "tough guys
" Bobby Knight and Mike Tyson, John Kasich's state of denial, or having their own refer to them as "Lucifer in the flesh."
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Missed the beginning.
SESSIONS: Henry Kissinger is a fabulous thinker. Read his book. Kudlow and Miller working on econ plan.
CAVUTO: U.S. Trade Assns. Prefer HRC 50% to 25%?
SESSIONS: Most biz have gotten accustomed to the status quo. People will come around to this pro-growth plan.
CAVUTO: Back to SCOTUS list, what about Willet's zingers at Trump?
SESSIONS: We want justices that follow the constitution. Real question is if he's committed, a good scholar, good integrity
CAVUTO: Has DJT said what his litmus test would be for SCOTUS nominees?
SESSIONS: What he shared with me is that he likes a Scalia, Thomas-like judge. Like Roberts says, calls balls and strikes. Has ability to follow complex rules of law.
CAVUTO: Your favorite?
SESSIONS: Bill Pryor. I chose him to nominate to AL court.
CAVUTO: You were one of first to endorse DJT. Some are looking for a 3rd party run? What do you think of him trying to win them over with this?
SESSIONS: I think he will win them over with this. Important for establishment to know that someone will run this gov't efficiently.  Lots of things can be done that will help growth. Median income is down. You can tell many people are unhappy.


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April/Luis - do you all have a draft quote for DWS to review/approve. Please send to me and i will review before it is sent to her.
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I spoke to Scott Arceneaux. He’ll lean on Kay for the state party to be more assertive in taking ownership over the fact that they’re happy to have the DNC there. Ryan is putting together points on her record as a progressive and what the DNC has been doing to strengthen state parties and build national infrastructure that he’ll get to Scott, and Scott to Kay, for them to talk positively about why she’s coming in advance. Also mentioned to him that Begich should introduce the Chair.
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Subject: Alaska Update
Importance: High
DWS -
I spoke with Kay who is the Executive Director at the Alaska Democratic Party.  She cannot tell us what level of “enthusiasm” folks have on the ground but she has taken meetings with a few people who are of the “Trump-style” enthusiasm (aggressive and angry).
There will be 550 people seated at the dinner.  Of those about 50 are expected to walk out. However, they do want to stay for dinner  so we are switching your slot in the speaking program from the end to during the dinner.  This adjustment will not be made public.
There are no mags at the event and I have told them not to purchase any.  The event is barely breaking even and it will also be difficult to find them at the last minute.  The Mayor’s Office will be assigning an Officer to be with you.  As you know this is pretty standard practice and I will make sure to speak with the Officer in advance about how you like to be staffed at events.
The state party is aware that Shelby will be in the audience and that you will not be addressing any of the questions from the letter.  The Chair of the party in her opening remarks will make sure to tell everyone that this is a civil event and that they are looking forward to hearing about the national Democratic work happening to support whoever will be the nominee.  Signs have also been banned from the event.
Please let me know if you want additional follow up.
Thank you,
Kate
Kate Yglesias Houghton
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[Project Vantage]
IN-HOUSE SCHEDULE
LAST UPDATED 4/27/2016 2:40:45
All times are Eastern Standard Time
SIGNIFICANT UPDATES (Full Schedule Below):
WEDNESDAY, APR 27, 2016
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 04/27/2016, 6:00 PM: Rally Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN [Trump Campaign]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/27/2016, 9:30 AM: Retail Stop Sister's Place Restaurant Indianapolis, IN [@teddyschleifer]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/27/2016, 11:00 AM: (Canceled) Rally Grand Wayne Center Fort Wayne, IN [wowo.com]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/27/2016, 4:00 PM: Rally 201 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN [Eventbrite]
THURSDAY, APR 28, 2016
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 04/28/2016, 10:00 PM: Rally Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA [Trump Campaign]
NEW NIKKI HALEY: 04/28/2016, Industry appreciation awards presentation. Governor's Mansion Complex 800 Richland Street, Columbia, SC [nexis]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/28/2016, 4:30 PM: Rally Century Center 120 S St Joseph St, South Bend, IN [wsbt.com]
SATURDAY, APR 30, 2016
NEW JOHN KASICH: 04/30/2016, 2:00 PM: Town Hall New Venture Hall 201 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA [eventbrite]
SUNDAY, MAY 01, 2016
NEW TED CRUZ: 05/01/2016, 8:30 PM: Rally LaPorte Civic Auditorium La Porte, IN [wsbt.com]
FULL SCHEDULE:
LAST UPDATED 4/27/2016 2:40:45
All times are Eastern Standard Time
WEDNESDAY, APR 27, 2016
GOP EVENTS
BOB CORKER: 04/27/2016, 10:30 AM: SFRC: U.S. -China Relations: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities Dirksen 419 Washington, DC
BOB CORKER: 04/27/2016, 3:30 PM: Committee On Aging “Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Business Model: the Repercussions for Patients and the Health Care System” Hart 216 Washington, DC
DONALD TRUMP: 04/27/2016, 12:00 PM: Foreign Policy Speech. Highlights relationship btween economics and national security. Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC [WSJ]
DONALD TRUMP: 04/27/2016, 4:00 PM: Town Hall with Greta van Susteren. Airing at 7pm. Hilbert Circle Theatre Indianapolis, IN [@jdelreal]
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 04/27/2016, 6:00 PM: Rally Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN [Trump Campaign]
PAUL RYAN: 04/27/2016, 1:45 PM: Student Town Hall Georgetown Washington, DC [@Georgetown]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/27/2016, 9:30 AM: Retail Stop Sister's Place Restaurant Indianapolis, IN [@teddyschleifer]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/27/2016, 11:00 AM: (Canceled) Rally Grand Wayne Center Fort Wayne, IN [wowo.com]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/27/2016, 4:00 PM: Rally 201 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN [Eventbrite]
TOM COTTON: 04/27/2016, 2:00 PM: SFRC: Closed Hearing 219 Hart Washington, DC [intelligence.senate.gov]
TOM COTTON: 04/27/2016, 3:30 PM: Committee On Aging “Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Business Model: the Repercussions for Patients and the Health Care System” Hart 216 Washington, DC
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
BERNIE SANDERS: 04/27/2016, 7:00 PM: Rally Indiana University 1211 East Seventh St, Bloomington, IN [Sanders Campaign]
BERNIE SANDERS: 04/27/2016, 12:00 PM: Town Hall Perdue University 355 S Martin Jischke Dr, West Lafayette, IN [Sanders Campaign]
THURSDAY, APR 28, 2016
GOP EVENTS
BOB CORKER: 04/28/2016, 10:00 AM: SFRC Business meeting S-116 Washington, DC
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 04/28/2016, 10:00 PM: Rally Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA [Trump Campaign]
DONALD TRUMP: 04/28/2016, 12:00 PM: Rally Old National Events Plaza Evansville, IN [14news.com]
JOHN KASICH: 04/28/2016, 9:30 PM: Town Hall Central Medford High School 815 S. Oakdale Avenue, Medford, OR [eventbrite]
JOHN KASICH: 04/28/2016, 4:30 PM: Town Hall 1900 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR [eventbrite]
NIKKI HALEY: 04/28/2016, 10:00 AM: Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee hearing on "Transferring Guantanamo Bay Detainees to the Homeland: Implications for States and Local Communities." 311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC
NEW NIKKI HALEY: 04/28/2016, Industry appreciation awards presentation. Governor's Mansion Complex 800 Richland Street, Columbia, SC [nexis]
NEW TED CRUZ: 04/28/2016, 4:30 PM: Rally Century Center 120 S St Joseph St, South Bend, IN [wsbt.com]
TOM COTTON: 04/28/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services: Counter-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) Operations and Middle East Strategy. Witnesses: Secretary Of Defense Ashton Carter, USMC General Joseph Dunford, Jr., Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff 216 Hart Washington, DC [armed-services.senate.gov]
TOM COTTON: 04/28/2016, 2:00 PM: Intelligence Hearing. Closed Hart 219 Washington, DC
04/28/2016, Alaska GOP State Party Convention AK
FRIDAY, APR 29, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 04/29/2016, 3:00 PM: Speech at California GOP State Convention Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Old Bayshore Way, San Francisco, CA [@RonNehring]
JOHN KASICH: 04/29/2016, 10:30 PM: Speech at California GOP State Convention Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Old Bayshore Way, San Francisco, CA [@RonNehring]
JOHN KASICH: 04/29/2016, 5:00 PM: Town Hall Parc 55 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA [commonwealthclub.org]
04/29/2016, California GOP State Party Convention CA
04/29/2016, Virginia GOP State Party Convention VA
SATURDAY, APR 30, 2016
GOP EVENTS
CARLY FIORINA: 04/30/2016, 10:30 PM: Speech at California GOP State Convention Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Old Bayshore Way, San Francisco, CA [@RonNehring]
DONALD TRUMP: 04/30/2016, (Canceled) Courting delegates at VA GOP Convention Harrisonburg, VA [WaPo]
NEW JOHN KASICH: 04/30/2016, 2:00 PM: Town Hall New Venture Hall 201 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA [eventbrite]
TED CRUZ: 04/30/2016, 3:00 PM: Speech at California GOP State Convention Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Old Bayshore Way, San Francisco, CA [@RonNehring]
04/30/2016, Arizona GOP State Party Convention AZ
04/30/2016, Delaware GOP State Party Convention DE
SUNDAY, MAY 01, 2016
GOP EVENTS
JEFF SESSIONS: 05/01/2016, 3:00 PM: Commencement Address University of Alabama Propst Arena Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL [www.change.org]
NEW TED CRUZ: 05/01/2016, 8:30 PM: Rally LaPorte Civic Auditorium La Porte, IN [wsbt.com]
MONDAY, MAY 02, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DOUG DUCEY: 05/02/2016, Gov. Doug Ducey will tout Arizona education excellence in his keynote address to the second annual Southwest Pathways Conference Doubletree Resort Scottsdale, AZ [Phoenix Business Journal]
TUESDAY, MAY 03, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
05/03/2016, Indiana Democratic Primary IN
05/03/2016, Indiana Republican Primary IN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 04, 2016
GOP EVENTS
COREY LEWANDOWSKI: 05/04/2016, 8:30 AM: Court for misdemeanor battery charge FL [@jacobnbc]
THURSDAY, MAY 05, 2016
GOP EVENTS
05/05/2016, North Carolina GOP State Party Convention NC
FRIDAY, MAY 06, 2016
GOP EVENTS
TOM COTTON: 05/06/2016, 6:00 PM: SC GOP 2016 Silver Elephant Dinner. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC [eventbrite]
SATURDAY, MAY 07, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 05/07/2016, Rally Spokane, WA [seattletimes.com]
DONALD TRUMP: 05/07/2016, Rally Puget Sound Region, WA [Seattletimes.com]
DONALD TRUMP: 05/07/2016, Rally Near Vancouver, WA [seattletimes.com]
05/07/2016, South Carolina GOP State Party Convention SC
OTHER EVENTS
05/07/2016, Guam Republican Primary GU
05/07/2016, Guam Democratic Primary. GU
MONDAY, MAY 09, 2016
GOP EVENTS
TOM COTTON: 05/09/2016, 2:30 PM: Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland SR-232A Washington, DC
05/09/2016, Connecticut GOP State Party Convention Hartford, CT
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016
GOP EVENTS
TOM COTTON: 05/10/2016, 11:00 AM: Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel. SD-G50 Washington, DC
TOM COTTON: 05/10/2016, 3:30 PM: Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities SD-G50 Washington, DC
OTHER EVENTS
05/10/2016, Republican Primaries: Nebraska and West Virginia
05/10/2016, West Virginia Democratic Primary. WV
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
GOP EVENTS
TOM COTTON: 05/11/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services full committee markup of The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2017 SR-222 Washington, DC
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016
GOP EVENTS
TOM COTTON: 05/12/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services full committee markup of The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 SR-222 Washington, DC
05/12/2016, Texas GOP State Party Convention TX
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
GOP EVENTS
CARLY FIORINA: 05/13/2016, OK GOP Fundraiser Oklahoma City, OK [tulsaworld.com]
NIKKI HALEY: 05/13/2016, 7:30 PM: Keynote at Tennessee GOP Statesman Dinner Music City Center Grand Ballroom Nashville, TN [
TOM COTTON: 05/13/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services full committee markup of The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 SR-222 Washington, DC
05/13/2016, Mississippi and Maryland GOP State Party Conventions
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
GOP EVENTS
PAUL RYAN: 05/14/2016, Keynote at Wisconsin GOP Convention KI Convention Center 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI [minnesta.cbslocal.com]
05/14/2016, Nebraska and Oklahoma GOP State Party Conventions
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
GOP EVENTS
TED CRUZ: 05/16/2016, Miami-Dade GOP Lincoln Day Dinner. Invites sent out to other candidates. NOTE: No exact date yet. Miami-Dade County, FL [Miami Herald]
OTHER EVENTS
05/16/2016, Bridgegate Corruption Trial NJ [NJ.com]
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
05/17/2016, Democratic Primaries: Kentucky and Oregon.
05/17/2016, Oregon Republican Primary OR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016
GOP EVENTS
05/18/2016, Kentucky State Party Convention will occur before 5/18/2016 KY
05/18/2016, New York GOP State Party Convention NY
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
GOP EVENTS
05/19/2016, Washington GOP State Party Convention WA
05/19/2016, Illinois and Minnesota GOP State Party Conventions
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
GOP EVENTS
05/20/2016, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, and Vermont GOP State Party Conventions
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016
GOP EVENTS
JEFF SESSIONS: 05/22/2016, 6:30 PM: TN GOP Fundraiser Embassy Suites 1200 Conference Center Blvd, Rutherford, TN [invite]
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016
GOP EVENTS
CARLY FIORINA: 05/24/2016, 2016 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner Stamford, CT [@CTGOP]
OTHER EVENTS
05/24/2016, Washington State Republican Primary WA
THURSDAY, JUN 02, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/02/2016, Idaho GOP State Party Convention Nampa, ID
FRIDAY, JUN 03, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/03/2016, Wisconsin and Georgia GOP State Party Conventions
SATURDAY, JUN 04, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/04/2016, Oregon GOP State Party Convention OR
OTHER EVENTS
06/04/2016, Virgin Islands Democratic Caucus VI
SUNDAY, JUN 05, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
06/05/2016, Puerto Rico Democratic Caucus. PR
TUESDAY, JUN 07, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
06/07/2016, Democratic Primaries: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota
06/07/2016, Republican Primaries: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota
THURSDAY, JUN 09, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/09/2016, E2 Summit hosted by Mitt Romney. Will go June 9 to June 11 Stein Eriksen Lodge 7700 Stein Way, Deer Valley, UT [Email]
06/09/2016, Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference. Goes to June 11. Omni Sheraton 2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC [Email]
TUESDAY, JUN 14, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
06/14/2016, District of Columbia Democratic Primary Washington, DC
MONDAY, JUL 18, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/18/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
TUESDAY, JUL 19, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/19/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
WEDNESDAY, JUL 20, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/20/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
THURSDAY, JUL 21, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/21/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
FRIDAY, AUG 12, 2016
GOP EVENTS
08/12/2016, Red State Gathering Aug 12-14 Denver, CO [email]
TUESDAY, AUG 23, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 08/23/2016, Washington Post Trump Book release [WaPo]
MONDAY, SEP 26, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 09/26/2016, 1st Presidential Debate Wright State University Dayton, OH [Commission on Presidential Debates]
TUESDAY, OCT 04, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 10/04/2016, Vice-Presidential Debate Longwood University Farmville, VA [Commission on Presidential Debates]
SUNDAY, OCT 09, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 10/09/2016, 2nd Presidential Debate Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO [Commission on Presidential Debates]
WEDNESDAY, OCT 19, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 10/19/2016, 3rd Presidential Debate University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV [Commission on Presidential Debates]
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Good here
From: Price, Jenna
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:05 PM
To: RR2
Subject: FOR RESEARCH: Draft DWS Call Excerpts
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2016
Contact: DNC Press - 202-863-8148
Remarks from DNC Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Press Call on the State of the Presidential Race
Today, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz hosted a press call to discuss the state of the race and preview Donald Trump's meetings with Republican leadership tomorrow. From senior leaders to the voters of Nebraska and West Virginia yesterday, Republicans have started to fret about their party's deepening divide to embrace their divisive and dangerous standard bearer. Democrats, on the other hand, have shown in state after state that our voters are excited about our primary, and optimistic about both of our candidates. Despite the historic chaos among Republicans, it's now clear that Donald Trump is the Republican Party.
Please find remarks below as prepared for delivery:
Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Of course we now know that Donald Trump is the Republican presumptive nominee, but we wanted to take a moment to discuss the historic and unprecedented division taking place on the Republican side --- especially visible this week as Donald Trump prepares to sit down tomorrow with Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan. The irony is that Trump's impending nomination is the result of years of the Republican Party elevating extreme voices, and using divisive campaigns that sought to exploit unfounded fears for political gain. They've made their bed, and now they're lying in it. With his lock on the Republican nomination, Donald Trump has ensured that his party's problems won't be limited to convention chaos -- he's going to force GOP races big and small across the country to own his ugly, divisive and dangerous rhetoric all the way to the general election.
...
There has never been a situation in which the sitting Speaker of the House of Representatives simply doesn't want to support his party's nominee. It's stunning that Paul Ryan had to say he was willing to step down as the Chair of his party's convention. The distress amongst party leaders is palpable. The list of Republican leaders who refuse to support Donald Trump got longer this week, with Ted Cruz joining Ryan, and a slew of former GOP presidential candidates and Republican presidents who are equally dismayed at his divisive and dangerous rhetoric. In exit polls yesterday, just ten percent of Republican voters in West Virginia and three percent in Nebraska said they think their party is united. Majorities of Republican primary voters in recent weeks have expressed concern about their party's division. When you look at the trend lines nationally on our side, In contest after contest, Democratic voters are reporting their enthusiasm for both of our candidates.
The national polls favor Democrats who have seen week after week that our voters are excited about our primaries and enthusiastic about our candidates. Democrats are building the infrastructure for the general election, and we're doing it with enthusiastic voters because they see our candidates have the right ideas to build on the progress of the last seven years. So we're very confident that we're well positioned heading into the general election and that we'll have the strongest candidate. But we're not taking anything for granted, we're going to hold Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot accountable for their repeated promises to drag our country right back to the reckless policies that were in place in 2009 when the last Republican president left office; when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month; and, when countless Americans lost their homes and savings.
So that's another reason that this Trump - Ryan - McConnell meeting matters. It's a reminder that what the Republican presumptive nominee is promising is the same brand of trickle-down economic policies that help those at the top while costing hardworking Americans. Despite their fretting over his divisive and dangerous rhetoric, when you look under the hood, Trump doesn't look much different from Ryan or McConnell, and certainly like many of the down ballot Republicans. Despite his attempts at slight-of-hand, for example, it's clear that Trump's reckless tax plan is modeled on what the Republican Party has done for years, built on the same failed foundation of rewarding those at the top
by slashing the top income tax rate. Trump's plan would bring that tax rate to 25 percent from 39.6 percent. That would give
the "top 0.1% of income earners like himself an average tax cut of more than $1.3 million." Republicans in Congress also want to lower
the individual tax rate for the wealthiest Americans to 25 percent. Trump also plans to substantially
reduce the corporate tax rate, instead of fixing loopholes that allow some large companies to pay no federal income tax at all. Paul Ryan and his colleagues have also proposed cutting corporate taxes down to 25 percent - making Trump's 15 percent plan even more extreme than the Ryan Budget.
It's the same old Republican playbook. And it's consistent with Trump's history of making money off the backs of hardworking people. Trump's Republican bona fides go further. He actually said at one of the Republican Party's debates that wages were "too high". He not only opposes raising the federal minimum wage but thinks there shouldn't be a federal minimum wage at all. Now he tries to play sleight of hand, but that's what he promised. And Trump's statement this past week that the United States of America, as a country, shouldn't honor its debt and just print more money is flat out dangerous. But it's consistent with McConnell and Ryan, who have allowed their colleagues in Congress to bring our country to the brink of default by playing games with the debt ceiling, and threatening our credit rating. Put simply, Trump and the Republicans he's meeting with cannot be trusted on the economy, they have already proven that. When they win, the American people lose. Trump is divisive and dangerous, and he lacks the judgment and temperament to be president. The contrast couldn't be clearer with our candidates, who I'm proud of, who have run substantive and spirited campaigns.
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You need sleep, not projects.
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From: Palermo, Rachel
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Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 7:48 AM
Subject: Heading back to the doctor
To: Freundlich, Christina
>, Walker, Eric
>, Miranda, Luis
>, Paustenbach, Mark
>
Cc: Price, Jenna
>
Still feeling really sick, and I know that with my cough and congestion I’ll get sent home as soon as I go into the office again. So I’ll work from home today. Now by working from home, I mean I will actually be working from home—soplease send projects and things I can help with my way! I should be back from the doctor around 10:30/11.
Rachel
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[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041


I like that idea. And push the notion that that is why republicans are voting for trump. Campaign promises define your campaign.....
From: Brinster, Jeremy
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 11:00 AM
To: Freundlich, Christina; Dillon, Lauren; RR2
Subject: RE: FLAG: Trump's Muslim Ban
If we want to push the fact that people expect the Muslim ban to happen, I think there were a lot of good exit polls with republican voters supporting the ban
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:54 AM
To: Dillon, Lauren; RR2
Subject: RE: FLAG: Trump's Muslim Ban
I think we should do a release.
From: Dillon, Lauren
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:53 AM
To: RR2
Subject: FLAG: Trump's Muslim Ban
Thoughts on responding? There are some clips in here that we could tweet. Do a release?
From: Roberts, Kelly
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 9:43 AM
To: Dillon, Lauren
Subject: Trump's Muslim Ban
Just days ago he was talking about how he would stand by it
TRUMP SAID WE HAD "NO CHOICE" BUT TO BAN MUSLIMS FROM ENTERING THE COUNTRY
Donald Trump Called For A "Total And Complete Shutdown Of Muslims Entering The United States," Citing Polls That Showed "Great Hatred Towards Americans By Large Segments Of The Muslim Populations." "Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on. According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim populations. Most recently, a poll from the Center for Security Policy released data showing '25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad' and 51% of those polled, 'agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to Shariah.' Shariah authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won't convert beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women." [Donald J. Trump Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration, Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 12/7/15
]
*         Donald Trump Called For The United States To Bar All Muslims From Entering The U.S. Until The Nation's Leaders Could "Figure Out What's Going On." "Donald J. Trump called on Monday for the United States to bar all Muslims from entering the country until the nation's leaders can "figure out what is going on" after the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., an extraordinary escalation of rhetoric aimed at voters' fears about members of the Islamic faith. A prohibition of Muslims - an unprecedented proposal by a leading American presidential candidate, and an idea more typically associated with hate groups - reflects a progression of mistrust that is rooted in ideology as much as politics." [New York Times, 12/7/15
]
Donald Trump Said He Did Not Care If His Call To Ban All Muslims From Entering The United States Was Politically Incorrect; "We Have No Choice. We Have. No. Choice." "The billionaire developer and reality television star released a statement Monday calling for 'a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.' Later Monday, Trump, 69, read the statement out loud at a rally in Charleston, S.C., where an enthusiastic crowd greeted him with cheers and chants of 'Trump! Trump!' and 'U.S.A.! U.S.A.!' 'We have no choice. We have. No. Choice,' Trump said, with a shake of his head. His statement may be politically incorrect, he said, 'but I don't care!'" [Washington Post, 12/8/15
]
TRUMP REPEATEDLY SAID HE WOULD STAND BY HIS PROPOSED MUSLIM BAN, EVEN IF IT HURT HIM IN THE GENERAL
Trump Said He Would Continue To Support His Proposed Muslim Ban, Even If It Hurt Him In The General Election. QUESTION: "Do you still believe Muslims should be banned from entering the country until we figure out what's going on, as you've said." TRUMP: "We have to be very vigilant. We have find out what's going on. We have major, major problems. Nobody wants to talk about it. We have a president that won't mention radical Islamic terrorism. He won't mention it, even though it's obvious terrible things are happening. We have to be extremely careful, vigilant. Yes, we have to find out what the hell is going on." QUESTION: "So that proposal stands for the general election, assuming you make it that far, you'll raise that as another issue?" TRUMP: "I don't know if it hurts me or not. I don't know if it hurts me. I don't care it hurts me. I'm doing the right thing when I do this. Whether it's Muslim or anything else, I have to do the right thing. That's the way I've been guided." [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/4/16]
*         Trump Claimed Muslim Migrants "Are Destroying Europe" And Said He Was "Not Going To Let That Happen To The United States." TRUMP: "I don't know if it hurts me or not. I don't know if it hurts me. I don't care it hurts me. I'm doing the right thing when I do this. Whether it's Muslim or anything else, I have to do the right thing. That's the way I've been guided. When Joe said it's a little bit surprising, and I did see last night this is the first time in the history of our country where this has happened, where really a civilian in the truest sense got the nomination of a major party. I've been guided by common sense, by what's right. You see what's happening. And we have to be careful. We're allowing thousands of people to come into our country, thousands and thousands of people being placed all over the country that frankly nobody knows who they are. They don't have documentation in many cases-- In most cases. We don't know what we're doing. Let's see what happens. This could be a very serious problem for the future. If you look at what's happening all over Europe, with the migration. Look at what's happening. It's terrible what they have done to some of these countries,  they are going to destroy -- they are destroying Europe. I'm not going to let that happen to the United States." [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/4/16]
Trump On Whether He Stood Behind His Proposal To Ban Muslims: "I Do. We Have To Be Vigilant. We Have To Be Strong." LESTER HOLT: "You're-you're speaking to the whole country now. You`ve said a lot of things we've talked about. There`s things that shocked people that outraged people with about a temporary ban on Muslim, immigration to your characterizations of Mexican immigrants. Those things worked for you. They resonated, they worked, they got you to where you are today. But as you try to appeal to the entire country, do you stand by them? Do you stand, for example, by the idea of a-- of a ban against foreign Muslims coming here?" DONALD TRUMP: "I do. We have to be vigilant. We have to be strong. We have to see what`s going on. There`s a big problem in the world. You look at what`s happening with immigration in Europe, you look at Germany. It`s crime-riddled right now." [NBC Nightly News, NBC, 5/4/16]
TRUMP PLANNED ON HAVING HIS BAN ON MUSLIMS IN PLACE WITHIN HIS FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE
Trump Planned To Have His Immigration Ban On Muslims In Place Within His First 100 Days As President. "Donald J. Trump is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but he is also keenly aware that many in his own party - and many Americans, frankly - are scared and anxious about the idea of him in the Oval Office. Even he is not sure how a deeply divided nation would adjust to the first 100 days of a Trump presidency. What he does know, however, is what he wants to do in those early months...And by the end of his first 100 days as the nation's 45th leader, the wall with Mexico would be designed, the immigration ban on Muslims would be in place, the audit of the Federal Reserve would be underway and plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be in motion." [New York Times, 5/4/16
]
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO TRUMP REITERATED HIS PLANS FOR A BAN AND TALKED ABOUT THE LONDON MAYOR BEING A POSSIBLE EXCEPTION
HEADLINE: "Donald Trump Says Sadiq Khan, New London Mayor, Could Be Exception to His Muslim Ban" [New York Times, 5/9/16
]
HEADLINE: "Trump: 'I Assume' Muslim London Mayor 'Denies That There's Islamic Terrorism'" [Buzzfeed, 5/11/16
]


Don't send Flint down drain. Fix it
BY JESSE JACKSONMay 3, 2016
The Flint water crisis is now two years old — and the water still isn’t safe to drink. There have been civil and criminal investigations, two congressional hearings and extensive reporting, particularly during the presidential primary in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder appointed a special task force. Yet only 33 pipes — 3 of every thousand — have been replaced.
The Obama administration’s limited declaration of emergency was extended for four more months in April, but the administration made it clear no further extensions will be granted. State emergency resources will end at the same time. Residents still depend on bottled water and filters, and they won’t be supplied beyond August. Now residents are not only suffering from the lead poisoning but from depression and anxiety driven by an agony that it seems will never end.
Melissa Mays, one of the mothers who forced the exposure of the poisoned water, appeared on my radio show last week. She is sick and tired of being sick and tired.
At a demonstration protesting the two-year anniversary of the crisis, she said, “Flint wasn’t a community that was ‘worth going out on a limb for.’
“So, our job is to prove them wrong. Our job is to show them we are not going sit down and take this anymore. And you know what, I have been peaceful. I have tried to fight this in the courts, in the labs doing all the things to prove that the water was poisoned. We got that proof. The water is poisoned. And two years later, it is getting worse.
“I watched my 13-year-old son damn near pass out today from blood tests looking for bacteria and immune disorders. He’s 13. So, I am reaching my breaking point. I’m tired of being peaceful. I’m tired of being nice. They’re not listening.”
The city has gone back on water drawn from Lake Huron, as opposed to the toxic Flint River. But in mid-April, Professor Marc Edwards and the Flint Water Study team at Virginia Tech, the courageous team that helped expose the poisoning, reported that new testing shows Flint’s water remains unsafe to drink.
The Flint crisis has led to the exposure of leaded water and aged pipes in other communities in America. But it is clear that Flint paid the price of being poor and largely black.
The governor’s own task force concluded: “Flint residents, who are majority Black or African American and among the most impoverished of any metropolitan area in the United States, did not enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards as that provided to other communities. Moreover, by virtue of their being subject to emergency management, Flint residents were not provided equal access to, and meaningful involvement in, the government decision-making process.” Now the Michigan Civil Rights Commission is holding its first hearings on the role that discrimination played in the crisis. Some indictments have come down, but the problem isn’t being solved.
Gov. Snyder couldn’t find funds in the state to replace the lead pipes exposed by the toxic water. Yet he’s allocated $1.2 million of state funds to pay private attorneys for his criminal defense fund.
The residents want action. They need an emergency program to replace the lead pipes. They want an end to the state appointed emergency manager system. It was an unelected emergency manager, with no accountability to the residents of the city, who made the decision to use the toxic Flint River water. And they want Medicare coverage for all those impacted by the poisoning.
The latter is not unprecedented. Residents of Libby, Mont., benefitted from a special provision put into law by Sen. Max Baucus that provides full Medicare coverage for every person who was exposed to asbestos poisoning from the mine owned by W.R. Grace & Co. that left hundreds dead and many more sick. The same should be done for the victimized residents of Flint.
This country continues to squander billions on failed “nation building” efforts on the other side of the world. We wasted over $2 trillion on the debacle in Iraq that has helped destabilize the greater Middle East. As Flint has revealed, we will face spreading calamities from obsolete water systems, dangerous bridges, crumbling roads, dated and insufficient mass transit. It is time we stop pretending we can police the world and start rebuilding our country here at home.
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Raul, you shouldn't have to be in the meeting.
Eric and I are meeting as a follow up to the April 26 meeting with Luis and Eric.
1)      To give Eric an overview of the surrogate database
2)      Discuss the Communications Surrogate List to upload to the surrogate database, per Lindsey
Thanks, all.
From: Alvillar, Raul
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 3:37 PM
To: Sanchez, Jennifer; Walker, Eric
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Moore, Colby
Subject: RE: Surrogates
With Colby
Raul Alvillar
National Political Director
Democratic National Committee
Tele. 202.863.8000
From: Sanchez, Jennifer
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 3:31 PM
To: Walker, Eric
Cc: Alvillar, Raul; Miranda, Luis
Subject: RE: Surrogates
A reminder, when can you meet Monday?
From: Sanchez, Jennifer
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 3:45 PM
To: Walker, Eric
Subject: Surrogates
Hi Eric -
Per our meeting with Luis, let me know when we can set up a 30-minute meeting.
I'll walk you through the surrogate process and the surrogate database.
I'd prefer to meet sooner than later.
I'm open -
5-7P, Thursday, 4/28
10-11:30A or 3-6P, Friday, 4/29
10A-3P, Monday, 5/2
Thanks,
Jenn
Jennifer W. Sanchez
Deputy Director for Surrogate Operations
Democratic National Committee
Cell: 801.403.4817 |Office: 202.863.8070
Email: jennifer@dnc.org
| Twitter: @jennsanchezmpa
Address: 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
www.Democrats.org


I don't want her out there anymore.  There is NOTHING GOOD THAT will come of this.
- TP


Hi Kevin, unfortunately she’s traveling and has a packed schedule. I’ll get you a quote from me, though, if that helps.
Also copying Mark Paustenbach, our national press secretary, so you guys can also be in touch.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 – MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Kevin Cirilli (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:)
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 12:38 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Bloomberg request
Hey, I'm working on a story with my colleague Jennifer Jacobs about Trump having to fundraise and how he's working with RNC to do that now.
Can your boss jump on the phone for two minutes to talk about whether this will be problematic and undermine his argument as a candidate? Thanks. Kevin
I'm at 6106131339.
Sent from Bloomberg Professional for iPhone


We should have video of the second one just send a video request to video_d
On May 11, 2016, at 9:04 PM, Roberts, Kelly
> wrote:
Added a link for the first, didn’t see one for the second
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 9:00 PM
To: Dieter, Austin; RR2
Subject: RE:
Kelly and Austin, do these links exist online? Otherwise we can link to a downloable link. Just let me know
Trump: “If You Didn’t See The Tax Returns, You Would Think There Is Almost Like Something Wrong. What’s Wrong?” TRUMP: “It's sort of like, you know, when we are talking about the tax returns if you didn’t see them – and the tax returns look like they're fine. But if you didn't see the tax returns, you would think there is almost like something wrong. What’s wrong?” [Hannity, Fox News, 1/26/12
]
Trump Said If You Were Running For President, “At A Minimum, Probably, You’re Going To Have To Show Your Returns.” QUESTION: “Do you expect any surprises [in Romney’s tax returns]? Will it tell us anything?” TRUMP: “Well I can’t imagine it Gretchen, because Mitt’s been running for what, seven, eight years? So you know if you’re running, at a minimum, probably, you’re going to have to show your returns. Not always. I saw Ron Paul said he was not going to give his returns. Nobody made a big deal out of that. Sort of interesting. He said I’m not showing my returns, nobody even said anything about it. But you know, if you’re running and you’ve got seven years under your belt, I would imagine everything is 100 percent perfect.”  [Fox and Friends, Fox News, 1/23/12]
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:33 PM
To: Dieter, Austin; RR2
Subject: RE:
Thank you! Sending around the release for comms review v soon
From: Dieter, Austin
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:31 PM
To: RR2
Subject:
Hi all,
Attached is an up-to-date timeline on Trump’s statements about releasing tax returns over the years that Kelly and I put together.


Good, just one edit.
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 1:09 PM
To: RR2
Subject: For Review: Primary Day Talking Points
4.26.16 PRIMARY DAY TALKING POINTS
Topline Message:
Today as millions of Americans in five states go to the polls, Democrats are voting with enthusiasm for the candidate they like most -- Republicans are holding their noses and casting their votes for the candidate they dislike least. We expect that today we'll see the same thing we've seen throughout this campaign, our voters are energized with the serious and substantive primary we've had and two candidates who both have the judgment and temperament to serve; while Republican voters will continue to be dismayed with the chaos on their side.
*         In the last primary in New York, exit polls showed that nearly 7 out of every 10 Democratic voters believe that our primary has energized our party.
*         That's because our two candidates have consistently offered strong, well thought-out visions for our country that would move America forward.
*         That's consistent with Wisconsin where 7 out of 10 Democrats in those exit polls said they were excited or optimistic about both of our candidates.
*         That's something we're not seeing on the Republican side where serious questions have been raised about their understanding of the issues, not to mention their judgment and temperament given how ugly, divisive and insulting they've been.
*         Their own voters know it. Just 39% of Republicans in New York thought their campaign has energized their party. In Wisconsin 4 out of 10 Republican primary voters...let me say that again...Republican primary voters said they fear what a Trump presidency would do to our country. And roughly a third would rather stay home, vote for a third party, or vote for a Democrat than support either Trump or Cruz.
*         That's stunning, but it tells you that Democrats are heading into November in a far stronger position than Republicans.
Talking Points
Chaos in Cleveland vs Our Next President in Philadelphia
We're less than 100 days from the July conventions, and it's clear that Democrats will emerge united, while Republicans are embroiled in drama better suited for a reality show than a contest for the presidency.
Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are dedicated to supporting the eventual Democratic nominee.
*         Just yesterday, Senator Sanders said at a town hall on MSNBC that he will do everything in his power to make sure no Republican gets into the White House in November.
*         And Secretary Clinton has been clear about her commitment to unifying the party and the need to build on the progress we've made under Democratic leadership over the last 7 years.
*         Because the Party's platform is a statement of our values, the DNC is committed to an open, inclusive and representative process. Both of our campaigns will be represented on the Platform Drafting Committee, and just as we did in 2008 and 2012, the public will have opportunities to participate.
Democrats know that we're stronger when more voices are heard, and when we stand together to move our country forward, we'll see that in Philadelphia at our convention.
Compare that to the Republicans.
*         This week, the increasingly desperate Cruz and Kasich campaigns forged an unusual alliance to stop Trump, but it barely lasted as long as the announcement that it was happening.
*         A majority of One-third of Trump supporters said they would abandon the Republican Party if he loses the nomination and runs as a third-party candidate.
*         Even Republican leaders are afraid of going near their radioactive convention. You've already seen Republican candidates in tight races, like Senator Kirk in Illinois and John McCain - the GOP nominee eight years ago - say they will not attend their own convention in Cleveland. But don't let them fool you, they're not any better than the top of their ticket.
Joint Fundraising Committees
*         We welcome any effort by our candidates to help raise money for the DNC and state parties, which is why stood up similar agreements for joint victory funds with both the Clinton campaign and the Sanders campaign early in the cycle.
*         The DNC is the only entity that will be able to closely coordinate with our eventual nominee, and we took these important steps because of the urgency to build a strong national infrastructure NOW that will help elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November.
*         It's important to note, the funds that the DNC and state parties get through the joint victory funds help strengthen, for example, our national voter file and communications, research and digital support for state parties and down ballot candidates. That includes training across a variety of areas, for example, and access to media monitoring and rapid response support. This is helping us build infrastructure for the general election.
*         These arrangements are not new or unusual. Similar joint fundraising committees were established with our Democratic candidate in both 2008 and 2012. And again, both campaigns have signed on and have the option of using joint victory funds.
*         And let's be clear, neither the DNC nor state parties are subsidizing fundraising through these committees for either campaign. For whatever each campaign raises under the agreement that then goes to their campaign, that campaign pays a directly proportional amount for the cost of that fundraising.
Contested Convention / Arizona Lawsuit
*         We're going to be united at our convention, and we're confident in our process, which was in place well before we knew who would run this cycle and which has been fair to all of our candidates.
*         We've cautioned our candidates to maintain a tone that helps us build toward the general election, recognizing that as we funnel down the home stretch of any campaign the intensity level will rise.
*         Ultimately, Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders are drawing sharp differences with one another, but their differences remain focused on how to best move America forward.
*         They're focused on how to make sure our government reflects the values of the American people, that we have an economy and a democracy that are inclusive, and that we respect everyone in America.
*         If you want to talk about a rigged process, we're doing that too. The Democratic National Committee and our Senatorial Campaign Committee are suing officials in Arizona whose decisions led to voters having to wait for hours to vote during their March primaries, and many to be disenfranchised as a result. We want to make sure that doesn't happen in November.
*         If you want to talk about rigging elections, that's the real example, and it's a serious problem and we're glad both our candidates have expressed interest addressing attempts to make it harder for the American people to vote.
*         In Maricopa County, officials reduced the number of polling locations to just 1 for every 21,000 people. That's seven times what it was in other parts of the state, and it shows you the magnitude of the efforts to make it harder to vote that Republicans are championing all across the country.
*         And it's not just Arizona, you had a member of Congress from Wisconsin, Glenn Grothman, who flat out said that they expected they could now win Wisconsin because of the Voter ID law. It was his Kevin McCarthy moment, and the type of rigging of the system we're not going to put up with.
*         When voters go to the polls in November, they can be certain that the Democratic nominee will have the temperament and judgment to serve as commander in chief, and that's not something you can say about the Republican candidates.
Clinton's Speeches and Sanders' Taxes
*         Our job at the Party isn't to handicap our own primary, we're not going to referee.
*         There are real differences, but they're with the Republicans, and while you have to expect that the candidates are going to draw sharp differences, they're also highlighting what a much better option voters have with Democrats.
*         Just look at the issue of taxes as millions of Americans filed last week, but most of them didn't get to take advantage of special loopholes or get special breaks. Yet every single Republican plan for the economy is based on tax cuts for those at the very top of the income scale. It's exactly the economic policy that the Bush Administration had as they drove us toward the great recession.
*         So ultimately those are the differences that will matter most in November.
GOP Frontrunner Trump is Reckless and Dangerous
*         The Economy: Trump's unfounded predictions
of recession and warnings against investing in the stock market are reckless, and economists have already predicted his policies could start an international trade war and cause a global recession.
*         Foreign Policy: Trump's threat to pull back from our most important military alliances
in NATO sends a dangerous message, which is particularly troubling in light of his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
*         Nuclear Proliferation: Trump has refused to say he wouldn't use nuclear weapons on European territory, then suggested South Korea
and Japan should either develop nuclear weapons or pay the United States for protection against North Korea.
*         On abortion: Trump has taken multiple positions on abortion - from a dangerous and offensive call to punish women who get an abortion, to saying he would allow states to restrict women's rights, to saying abortion laws are set but he would eliminate them with judicial appointments.
Cruz
*         The vast majority of his Republican colleagues can barely muster a straight face to say anything nice or positive about him!
*         Lindsey Graham crassly talked about how no one in the Senate would object if he was killed on the Senate floor, and said that endorsing him over Trump was the equivalent of choosing to get poisoned over being shot.
*         Senator Jim Risch of Idaho - TWICE - gave one of the most passive, non-endorsement endorsements I've ever seen.
*         It's going to be very difficult for Senators and Congress members to run alongside a presidential nominee they really don't like!
The GOP's Problem with Women Voters
Trump is viewed unfavorably by 7 out of 10 women, but both of his primary opponents would also alienate women voters with their policies as the nominee.
*         Kasich said that he wants to see Roe v. Wade repealed
, and when asked what kind of punishment that would lead to, he evaded the question by saying that it should be left to the states.
*         Cruz said that even if a woman has been brutally raped, she should be forced to carry the pregnancy caused by her attacker to term.
*         In the past, the Republican candidates have opposed equal pay, family leave, and voted against the Violence Against Women Act.
Earlier this month we marked Equal Pay Day, the day in 2016 when women's earnings have caught up with men's earnings from 2015. On average we earn 79 cents to their dollar, and it's worse for women of color. All of the Republican presidential candidates would stand against protections that ensure greater equality in the workplace.
*         John Kasich has consistently belittled women and said that we don't need workplace protections, just a 'change of heart' among major employers.
*         Ted Cruz voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act three times and ridiculed the legislation as a 'show vote.'
*         Donald Trump stated that women would have pay equity if we did 'as good a job' as men.
Republicans to Blame for Trump and His Down Ballot Impact
It's fitting that Donald Trump is the standard-bearer of a party that has relied on divisive politics and scapegoating for electoral gain for so long. Since 2004 they've used gay marriage as a wedge issue, demonized immigrants and stoked fears about border security. They've given birthers like Trump a pass, and fueled the Tea Party with lies about a total government takeover of healthcare and the economy. Then while in office, the only thing Republicans have done in Washington over the last seven years is obstruct. Trump IS the Republican Party.
Advantage, Democrats
Despite all the media attention that Republican frontrunner Trump gets with his say-anything strategy, Democrats are winning where it matters.
*         Senator Clinton has earned more than 10 million votes - Over a million more than Donald Trump - while Senator Sanders has  earned more than 8 million votes (well ahead of Ted Cruz and John Kasich), while also garnering more than seven million individual campaign contributions from low dollar donors. If there is an enthusiasm gap, it clearly favors Democrats.
*         Overall fundraising shows a Democratic edge, with Democrats raising a total of $72.1 million in February and 67.5 million in March, eclipsing Republicans' fundraising, which amounted to less than $12 million for Cruz, $6
million for Trump, and just $3.4 million for Kasich in February.
*         And while Trump continues to claim that he is self-funding his campaign, his latest report with the FEC
shows that he has loaned his campaign $24 million throughout this election cycle, while he raising just $34 million from outside contributors and loans for the entire cycle.
*         Democrats will have the strongest candidate in November. Period. And we are poised to take back the Senate and make serious gains in the House.
Broad Contrast and Infrastructure
*         We have been building an infrastructure and operation that will work regardless of who the Republicans nominate. We see the numbers of course; it's clear Trump is far ahead of his competitors, and we're ready for him if he makes it through what is shaping up to be a train wreck of a convention.
*         But we don't think taking on Trump is fundamentally different from any of the others.
*         At least with Trump, he's not shy about exposing what the Republican brand has truly become. Ted Cruz and John Kasich are every bit as extreme as their party's front-runner, they just hide it a bit better.
*         They promise the same extreme agenda on women's rights, they deny the threat of climate change, and they oppose fixing a broken immigration system with a path to  citizenship.
*         They all want to drag America back to the failed economic policies of the last Republican president who left office losing 800,000 jobs a month and having plunged our country into the Great Recession.
*         And they've all been just as offensive in their rhetoric, using language that alienates our allies, helps ISIS recruit terrorists, and makes America less safe.
*         So if it is Trump, we're ready. Maybe it's Cruz, but it's hard to see how that comes together in the end. But regardless we're building a ground game and an infrastructure that's ready to challenge him on every single position he's taking on the campaign trail, and that holds him accountable for what those positions would actually mean for the American people.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


Watch here
From: Lykins, Tyler
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 11:27 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: Reince on CNN


[Project Vantage]
IN-HOUSE SCHEDULE
LAST UPDATED 5/11/2016 2:10:17
All times are Eastern Standard Time
SIGNIFICANT UPDATES (Full Schedule Below):
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
NEW BERNIE SANDERS: 05/11/2016, 1:00 PM: Rally Missoula, MT [go.berniesanders.com]
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 05/11/2016, 6:00 PM: Nassau County GOP reception Crest Hollow Country Club Jericho Tpke., Woodbury, NY [nassaugop2.campaignoffice.com]
NEW JEFF SESSIONS: 05/11/2016, 2:30 PM: Press Conference with David Vitter and Lamar Smith. To discuss "why now is not the time to weaken law enforcement tools to combat the dangerous drug traffickers." SVC-212, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC [DC Daybook]
NEW MARSHA BLACKBURN: 05/11/2016, Appearance at "Music First" Event. musicFIRST, coalition of the music community that supports paying music creators when their work is played on any platform. [@musicFIRST]
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016
NEW BERNIE SANDERS: 05/12/2016, 11:45 PM: Rally Pine Ridge School 101 Thorpe Circle, Pine Ridge, SD [Sanders Campaign]
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
NEW BERNIE SANDERS: 05/13/2016, 3:00 PM: Rally Ramada Fargo Convention Center 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo, ND [Sanders Campaign]
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 05/13/2016, (Donald Trump will not attend) In the morning, Trump supporters will meet with campaign liaisons to discuss Trump's meeting with Congressional GOP leadership and next steps. Washington, DC [www.politico.com]
NEW JOHN CORNYN: 05/13/2016, 11:16 AM: TX GOP Convention Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX [Schedule]
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
NEW TED CRUZ: 05/14/2016, 2:45 PM: TX GOP Convention Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX [Schedule]
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
NEW TOM COTTON: 05/19/2016, 11:45 AM: Remarks on Crime and Justice in America Hudson Inst 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC [www.hudson.org]
WEDNESDAY, JUN 01, 2016
NEW JASON GREENBLATT: 06/01/2016, Trump's Jewish advisor will hold a Q&A session at the J-Biz Expo and Business Conference NJ Convention & Exposition Center 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ [@jacobkornbluh]
FULL SCHEDULE:
LAST UPDATED 5/11/2016 2:10:17
All times are Eastern Standard Time
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
GOP EVENTS
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 05/11/2016, 6:00 PM: Nassau County GOP reception Crest Hollow Country Club Jericho Tpke., Woodbury, NY [nassaugop2.campaignoffice.com]
JEFF SESSIONS: 05/11/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services. Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. Washington, DC
NEW JEFF SESSIONS: 05/11/2016, 2:30 PM: Press Conference with David Vitter and Lamar Smith. To discuss "why now is not the time to weaken law enforcement tools to combat the dangerous drug traffickers." SVC-212, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC [DC Daybook]
NEW MARSHA BLACKBURN: 05/11/2016, Appearance at "Music First" Event. musicFIRST, coalition of the music community that supports paying music creators when their work is played on any platform. [@musicFIRST]
REINCE PRIEBUS: 05/11/2016, 5:00 PM: Grand opening of the Republican Leadership Initiative (RLI) Office. This is an RNC function. 11296 Beach Blvd, Stanton, CA [politico.com]
RICK SCOTT: 05/11/2016, Meeting with Congress to discuss Zika Virus. Wednesday and Thursday. DC [flgov.com]
TOM COTTON: 05/11/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services full committee markup of The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2017 SR-222 Washington, DC
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
BERNIE SANDERS: 05/11/2016, 9:00 PM: Rally Montana Pavilion Billings, MT [Sanders Campaign]
NEW BERNIE SANDERS: 05/11/2016, 1:00 PM: Rally Missoula, MT [go.berniesanders.com]
HILLARY CLINTON: 05/11/2016, 1:00 PM: Organizing event The Joseph Papiano Gymnasium, Blackwood, NJ [Clinton Campaign]
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016
GOP EVENTS
BOB CORKER: 05/12/2016, 10:00 AM: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Examining America's Role in the World SD-419 Washington, DC [www.foreign.senate.gov]
DONALD TRUMP: 05/12/2016, 9:00 AM: Meeting with Paul Ryan RNC Washington, DC [@NickKalmanFN]
DONALD TRUMP: 05/12/2016, 10:00 AM: Meeting with House Republican Conference. Attendees will include Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), and Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) RNC Washington, DC [NYT]
DONALD TRUMP: 05/12/2016, 11:45 AM: Meeting with Senate GOP leadership including Mitch McConnell The National Republican Senatorial Committee 425 2nd St NE, Washington, DC [armenpress.am]
JEFF SESSIONS: 05/12/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services: Closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. SR-222 Washington, DC
TOM COTTON: 05/12/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services full committee markup of The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 SR-222 Washington, DC
TOM COTTON: 05/12/2016, 2:00 PM: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing (Closed) Hart 219 Washington, DC [www.intelligence.senate.gov]
05/12/2016, Texas GOP State Party Convention TX
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
NEW BERNIE SANDERS: 05/12/2016, 11:45 PM: Rally Pine Ridge School 101 Thorpe Circle, Pine Ridge, SD [Sanders Campaign]
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
GOP EVENTS
CARLY FIORINA: 05/13/2016, 7:00 PM: (Campaign suspended)Oklahoma Republican Party 2016 Gala Skirvin Hotel 1 Park Ave, Oklahoma City, OK [ok.gop]
NEW DONALD TRUMP: 05/13/2016, (Donald Trump will not attend) In the morning, Trump supporters will meet with campaign liaisons to discuss Trump's meeting with Congressional GOP leadership and next steps. Washington, DC [www.politico.com]
JEFF SESSIONS: 05/13/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services: Closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. SR-222 Washington, DC
NEW JOHN CORNYN: 05/13/2016, 11:16 AM: TX GOP Convention Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX [Schedule]
NIKKI HALEY: 05/13/2016, 7:30 PM: Keynote at Tennessee GOP Statesman Dinner Music City Center Grand Ballroom Nashville, TN [
TOM COTTON: 05/13/2016, 9:30 AM: Senate Armed Services full committee markup of The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 SR-222 Washington, DC
05/13/2016, Mississippi and Maryland GOP State Party Conventions
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
NEW BERNIE SANDERS: 05/13/2016, 3:00 PM: Rally Ramada Fargo Convention Center 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo, ND [Sanders Campaign]
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
GOP EVENTS
PAUL RYAN: 05/14/2016, Keynote at Wisconsin GOP Convention KI Convention Center 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI [minnesta.cbslocal.com]
NEW TED CRUZ: 05/14/2016, 2:45 PM: TX GOP Convention Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX [Schedule]
05/14/2016, Nebraska and Oklahoma GOP State Party Conventions
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 05/15/2016, UPenn Graduation. Philadelphia, PA [WSJ]
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
JOE BIDEN: 05/15/2016, UPenn Graduation. Philadelphia, PA [WSJ]
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
GOP EVENTS
TED CRUZ: 05/16/2016, (Campaign suspended)Miami-Dade GOP Lincoln Day Dinner. Invites sent out to other candidates. NOTE: No exact date yet. Miami-Dade County, FL [Miami Herald]
OTHER EVENTS
05/16/2016, Bridgegate Corruption Trial NJ [NJ.com]
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
05/17/2016, Democratic Primaries: Kentucky and Oregon.
05/17/2016, Oregon Republican Primary OR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016
GOP EVENTS
05/18/2016, New York GOP State Party Convention NY
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 05/19/2016, 6:00 PM: Rally/Fundraiser for Chris Christie National Guard Armory 151 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, NJ [invite]
TIM CLARK: 05/19/2016, 2:45 PM: Presidential Race Analysis event. Capitol Plaza Ballroom 1025 9th Street, Sacramento, CA [sacpressclub.org]
NEW TOM COTTON: 05/19/2016, 11:45 AM: Remarks on Crime and Justice in America Hudson Inst 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC [www.hudson.org]
05/19/2016, Washington GOP State Party Convention WA
05/19/2016, Illinois and Minnesota GOP State Party Conventions
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
JEFF SESSIONS: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
MARCO RUBIO: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
MATT BEVIN: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
MIKE PENCE: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
MITCH MCCONNELL: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
PAUL RYAN: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
TREY GOWDY: 05/20/2016, 12:30 PM: NRA Leadership Forum Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, KY [www.nraam.org]
05/20/2016, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, and Vermont GOP State Party Conventions
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
HILLARY CLINTON: 05/20/2016, 2:30 PM: Reception Austin, TX [Clinton Campaign]
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
HILLARY CLINTON: 05/21/2016, Gala for Trayvon Martin Foundation Embassy Suites 1100 SE 17th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL [tampabay.com]
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016
GOP EVENTS
JEFF SESSIONS: 05/22/2016, 6:30 PM: TN GOP Fundraiser Embassy Suites 1200 Conference Center Blvd, Rutherford, TN [invite]
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016
GOP EVENTS
BOB CORKER: 05/24/2016, 10:00 AM: Senate Banking Committe: Understanding the Role of Sanctions Under the Iran Deal 538 Dirksen Washignton, DC [www.banking.senate.gov]
CARLY FIORINA: 05/24/2016, (Campaign suspended)2016 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner Stamford, CT [@CTGOP]
TOM COTTON: 05/24/2016, 10:00 AM: Senate Banking Committe: Understanding the Role of Sanctions Under the Iran Deal 538 Dirksen Washignton, DC [www.banking.senate.gov]
OTHER EVENTS
05/24/2016, Washington State Republican Primary WA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016
GOP EVENTS
BOB CORKER: 05/25/2016, 2:30 PM: Senate Banking: Understanding the Role of Sanctions Under the Iran Deal: Administration Perspectives Washington, DC [www.banking.senate.gov]
TOM COTTON: 05/25/2016, 2:30 PM: Senate Banking: Understanding the Role of Sanctions Under the Iran Deal: Administration Perspectives Washington, DC [www.banking.senate.gov]
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 05/31/2016, Rally in May. Exact Date Unknown San Diego, CA [www.10news.com]
WEDNESDAY, JUN 01, 2016
GOP EVENTS
NEW JASON GREENBLATT: 06/01/2016, Trump's Jewish advisor will hold a Q&A session at the J-Biz Expo and Business Conference NJ Convention & Exposition Center 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ [@jacobkornbluh]
THURSDAY, JUN 02, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/02/2016, Idaho GOP State Party Convention Nampa, ID
DEMOCRAT EVENTS
HILLARY CLINTON: 06/02/2016, Fundraiser in early evening Philadelphia, PA [Invite]
FRIDAY, JUN 03, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/03/2016, Wisconsin and Georgia GOP State Party Conventions
SATURDAY, JUN 04, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/04/2016, Oregon GOP State Party Convention OR
OTHER EVENTS
06/04/2016, Virgin Islands Democratic Caucus VI
SUNDAY, JUN 05, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
06/05/2016, Puerto Rico Democratic Caucus. PR
TUESDAY, JUN 07, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
06/07/2016, Democratic Primaries: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota
06/07/2016, Republican Primaries: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota
THURSDAY, JUN 09, 2016
GOP EVENTS
06/09/2016, E2 Summit hosted by Mitt Romney. Will go June 9 to June 11 Stein Eriksen Lodge 7700 Stein Way, Deer Valley, UT [Email]
06/09/2016, Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference. Goes to June 11. Omni Sheraton 2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC [Email]
TUESDAY, JUN 14, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
06/14/2016, District of Columbia Democratic Primary Washington, DC
THURSDAY, JUN 16, 2016
GOP EVENTS
JEFF SESSIONS: 06/16/2016, 9:45 AM: Keynote at 2016 SIA Government Summit The Westin City Center Washington, DC [prweb.com]
MONDAY, JUL 18, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/18/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
TUESDAY, JUL 19, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/19/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
WEDNESDAY, JUL 20, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/20/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
THURSDAY, JUL 21, 2016
GOP EVENTS
07/21/2016, Republican National Convention Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
FRIDAY, AUG 12, 2016
GOP EVENTS
08/12/2016, Red State Gathering Aug 12-14 Denver, CO [email]
TUESDAY, AUG 23, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 08/23/2016, Washington Post Trump Book release [WaPo]
MONDAY, SEP 26, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 09/26/2016, 1st Presidential Debate Wright State University Dayton, OH [Commission on Presidential Debates]
TUESDAY, OCT 04, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 10/04/2016, Vice-Presidential Debate Longwood University Farmville, VA [Commission on Presidential Debates]
SUNDAY, OCT 09, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 10/09/2016, 2nd Presidential Debate Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO [Commission on Presidential Debates]
WEDNESDAY, OCT 19, 2016
OTHER EVENTS
DEBATE: 10/19/2016, 3rd Presidential Debate University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV [Commission on Presidential Debates]
MONDAY, NOV 28, 2016
GOP EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP: 11/28/2016, Trump University Trial Date
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