From: DNC Press
>
Reply-To: DNC Rapid Response
>
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 9:56 PM
To: DNC Press
>
Subject: DNC Chair Statement on Cruz Suspending Campaign and Trump Becoming Republican Presumptive Nominee
For Immediate Release
May 3, 2016
Contact – DNC Press 202-863-8148
DNC Chair Statement on  Cruz Suspending Campaign and Trump Becoming Republican Presumptive Nominee
WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement on Ted Cruz dropping out of the Republican primary and Donald Trump becoming the GOP’s presumptive nominee:
“Tonight, Donald Trump is the Republican Party. Ted Cruz may have been the least-liked politician in Washington, but Trump is one of the least liked men in America, and Democrats will hold him accountable for his offensive rhetoric, dangerous ideas, and lack of judgment every single day between today and November 8th.
“While Ted Cruz was known for obstruction, having forced a government shutdown that cost the U.S. economy $24 billion and even opposing emergency aid for a region hit by a devastating hurricane, he didn’t stand up to Donald Trump until it was too late. None of the Republicans running for president did, because after years of elevating extreme voices in their party, they didn’t want to alienate them.
“The decades-old Republican strategy of exploiting unfounded fear of immigrants, minorities, the poor, the LGBT community and more, all for political gain, have laid the groundwork for Donald Trump. The Republican Party sold hardworking Americans the empty promise of trickle-down prosperity, while strangling America’s middle class with backwards economic policies that only enrich those already at the top. Donald Trump’s looming nomination will be the ultimate, destructive culmination of the results of that strategy.
“Democrats won’t hesitate to fight for the vast majority of the American people, who share our values of inclusion, hard work, dignity and opportunity for all, and we’ll hold Republicans on the ballot at every level accountable for their standard bearer. Voters will have a clear choice come November, and Americans of every stripe, including those disillusioned and disaffected by this year’s unprecedentedly nasty Republican primary have a home in the Democratic Party. Our voters are energized, enthusiastic, and optimistic because our candidates are committed to moving America forward. And that’s why we’re going to win on Election Day in November.”
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I'm on for video.
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:13 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: sunday shows
I'm on for press
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


Watch
From: Oslund, Joseph
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 7:02 PM
To: Nordyke, Hannah; Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Requst: Fox Business Coverage
Ed Rollins on now, on a panel
From: Nordyke, Hannah
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 6:42 PM
To: Oslund, Joseph; Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Requst: Fox Business Coverage
Watch
From: Oslund, Joseph
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 6:14 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Requst: Fox Business Coverage
~6:12 pm
Former NJ Gov Christie Todd Whitman saying she will write in instead of vote for trump, say that she puts her country in front of her party, etc.


April 28, 2016
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George
202-226-7616
Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability Following
Meeting on Department of Labor Conflict of Interest Rule
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at a press conference with Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott, Congressman Richard Neal and Congressman John Delaney following a meeting with Democratic Members to discuss the Department of Labor’s final conflict of interest rule – a vital measure to protect and strengthen the retirement security and confidence of millions of Americans.  Below are the Leader’s remarks followed by the question and answer session:
“Good morning, everyone.  And it is a good morning, indeed, because we have a cause to celebrate – not only because it is Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day – welcome, nice to see you – but because earlier this month, the Department of Labor unveiled a final rule that will protect and strengthen the retirement security and confidence of millions of Americans.
“The Conflict of Interest Retirement Investment Rule – also known as the Fiduciary Rule.  Hard-working Americans should be able to trust their financial advisor to protect their retirement future.  But that’s not always been the case.  Conflicted advice – well, I won’t go into it, let’s just talk on the positive side as to where we are.
“Secretary Perez led an extensive, inclusive, and comprehensive public input process that created this greatly improved final rule: thousands of public comments, days of public hearings, hundreds of stakeholder meetings and more than 100 Congressional meetings with Secretary Perez and his team.
“I just said to our colleagues there, ‘Let him be a model to us in having the openness to listen to other ideas, to have the brilliance to recognize a good thing when you see it, and the humility to embrace a solution that you might not have ever thought of yourself’ – and listening to our colleagues, bringing in what the impact, what the ramification is of a particular rule on the private sector is very, very important for us to know.  And so, the Secretary told us: he listened, he learned and came up with a better rule and a smarter rule.  And that is cause for celebration.
“However, today, Republicans are voting on a special interest resolution to block the rule and upend our progress.  Republicans are trying to protect – well, we will not go into them, let’s just stick with us.
“We’re very, very honored to have worked on many fronts with the Secretary of Labor.  It is Take Your Son to Work Day for him – his son, Rafael, is with him, and I would have said those remarks, even if Rafael were not here, about his very distinguished father.
“So, I yield the podium to him with gratitude and admiration.  Thank you, Mr. Secretary.”
***
Q:  One question for Leader Pelosi and another question for Secretary Perez.  Leader Pelosi, do you expect this will be a campaign issue?  Are you urging your Members to make it one?
Leader Pelosi.  Well, I certainly hope not.  I hope that the Republicans will understand and see the light of day that this is an exercise in futility that they are taking up.  There are people out there who are watching to see how Congress proceeds on this, but our intention was not – we wanted to win the issue, not to make it a political issue.
Q:  And for Secretary Perez, it has been three weeks since the Fiduciary Rule has come out – there has not been a lawsuit.  Do you think that if the case goes on, this lessons the chance that there will be a lawsuit against the rule?
Secretary Perez.  Well, that’s going to be up to someone else.  I hope when they review the rule, they will come to the conclusion that they ought to declare victory because the rule is more streamlined as a result of their input, the rule is better as a result of the input.  I always enter this enterprise with a healthy dose of humility.  And they made us smarter and they made the rule better.  And I’ve talked to so many folks in the industry who have said, ‘Thank you for listening, and we can work with this.’
You know, there are a few folks – many of whom who came early on and said, ‘This is a solution in search of a problem,’ and that’s a ridiculous proposition, quite frankly.  So, there may still be a few who want to persist, but I have a lot of optimism moving forward that we can continue to work, and we’ll work successfully.  And if we get sued, we’ll be ready for it – because you know what?  Not only is the final product a very good product, but the process leading to the product was an impeccable process and as a result, they don’t have a legal leg to stand on in a lawsuit.
So, I’d rather have them spend their time on compliance, rather than making it a full employment act for lawyers.  But, if they want to do that, we’ll be ready.
Whip Hoyer.  I want to follow up on that because you ask: is it an election issue?  What is an election issue is: who is on their side?  Who is on the people’s side?  Who wants to help the people?  This rule says, ‘We want to make sure that the people have an advocate that is acting in their best interest.’  Why would anybody be against that?  [Congressman] Richard Neal pointed that out.  We all have an agreement on that.  Are the Republicans offering this because they don’t think we ought to be on their side?  Because we don’t think the institution has ought to act in their best interest?
And the reason I wanted to follow up on this:  this is not unique.  We have a crisis dealing with Zika, and we’re going to walk away tomorrow without solving it.  We have a crisis in Puerto Rico, and we’re going to walk away tomorrow without solving it.  We have a crisis in Flint, Michigan, and we’re going to walk away tomorrow without addressing it.  This rule is not addressing a real problem – the rule that is being offered to repeal it and reject the rule.  To walk away from the American people – that, certainly, will be an election year issue.
Q:  Secretary Perez, I couldn’t help but notice that this is a very good issue for a campaign, perhaps, for a Vice Presidential campaign.  Do you have any interest in the job?  Did you have those conversations in your time here on Capitol Hill?
Secretary Perez.  This is a very good issue for the average American.  And that’s what we do at the Department of Labor – the ‘department of opportunity’.  We wake up every single day making sure that people have access to the pillars of the middle class, whether it’s a good job that pays a fair wage, safe working conditions, access to a healthy and fair retirement.  And that’s what it’s all about and that’s my focus every single day and I got 268 days till the weekend.  And I’m going to make sure I don’t simply count the days but we’re going to make every day count whether it’s this, whether it’s overtime, whether it’s the implementation of silica dust, all the things that are part of building an opportunity society and addressing the angst that people feel every single day.
Q:  Ms. Pelosi, would he make a good Vice President?
Leader Pelosi.  Well, let’s get through the primary first and we know that our next president, whoever she may be, will be thinking very thoughtfully about who the vice president will be.  I always like to remind people that the rest of us are wondering what happens if this vice president has to take office – the person choosing is saying, ‘How can I live with this person while I am in office.’  So that’s a whole other dinner table discussion.
Right now, we’re focused on America’s working families.  Again, I salute Secretary Perez, my colleagues, Richard Neal and Mr. Delaney, who – Mr. Delaney coming from the private sector, understanding how decisions are made, Mr. Neal, who has worked on these issues for a very long time in the Congress, coming at this discussion in a very informed way.  We all learned from them, and we’re all very proud of the work of our caucus, and we salute the Secretary for that.
Q:  Congressman Neal, you had sponsored a bill with [Congressman] Peter Roskam that would’ve gotten rid of this rule.  What did the final product do to address your concerns?
Congressman Neal.  Well, there was a series of things, and I think proprietary interest was addressed, also, the notion that you could sell your own products and the contract was going to be signed at the end of the process.  That was a substantial part of what we were proposing, and the Secretary and the Labor Department responded to the request and that’s why a bit of surprise when you accomplish the goals you set out to – why we would be undertaking this proposal today is a bit of a surprise.
Q:  Have the issues in your legislation been resolved?
Congressman Neal.  One of the things – again, one of the things I used to like about signing up for Congress, reporters covered process, as well as the conflict.  So, the process has been satisfied and the other, I think, key ingredient here that we want to pay some attention to today is that the response from the Labor Department was satisfactory, and yet, there is another key component here today and the Secretary acknowledged that earlier at the caucus: there is still time for questions to be asked of the Secretary, and they will offer clarification.
This is more than 1000 pages.  There is a lot of substance in here, and I think as it rolls out, there will be a chance for people to continue to ask questions [and] in their end, find satisfaction or distress.  But for the moment,  I think that all the questions that we raised – 96 Democrats signed the letter, by-and-large – they have been satisfied.
Q:  Would you still vote for that bill if Speaker Ryan brought it to the Floor?
Congressman Neal.  No I won’t.
Q:  You would not.
Whip Hoyer.  Thank you.
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Bernie Sanders:
Can you lay out a credible path to stop HRC?
- Cites wins in Indiana, West Virginia, and Oregon
- Have to do very well to get to 50% of pledged delegates
- Super delegates should take a look at which candidate is better equipped for general
HRC has 3 million more votes and only needs 90 more pledged?
- Steep uphill climb
- "I don't want the American people voting for the lesser of two evils"
HRC the lesser of two evils?
- Well, I wouldn't describe it as that
- But both have high unfavorables
Will you be able to convince your supporters to back HRC over Trump?
- I have confidence that if HRC is prepared to stand up to corporate greed, be strong on climate change, and address income inqueality, I think she will win by a large number of votes
Will you push for those issues on the party platform?
- We will push for the most progressive agenda we can
Supporters planning protests in Philadephia?
- Rejects media coverage of Nevada
- No chairs being thrown, no violence, no one being rude
- People going to Philadeplphia have first amendment right to demonstrate
Open to being Hillary Clinton's VP?
- Too early to talk about that
- Currently running all over CA and NM to get every last vote
________________________________
From: Bhatnagar, Akshai
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 9:51 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: This Week
Bernie


April 25, 2016
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George
202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement on Introduction of Zika Virus Emergency Supplemental Bill
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Appropriations Ranking Member Nita Lowey, Labor-HHS Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro and Legislative Branch Subcommittee Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduced an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to address the Zika virus:
“Today, Democrats have introduced an emergency supplemental bill that will provide the swift and decisive action needed to help protect American communities from the Zika virus this summer.  While Republicans inexplicably block action to protect America’s expectant mothers from Zika, Democrats are continuing to demand the robust emergency resources American families need.
“Twice, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee have blocked emergency resources to fight the Zika virus – even voting down emergency resources on the same day the CDC confirmed that the Zika virus causes irreversible brain defects.
“Republicans’ inaction in the face of the threat that the Zika virus poses for millions of Americans this summer, including more than two million pregnant women, could have devastating consequences. Democrats will continue to call on the Republican Congress to ‘do your job’ and stop standing in the way of protecting American communities.”
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She's good
On Apr 25, 2016, at 5:21 PM, Miranda, Luis
> wrote:
Kate, please review.
SL: DNC responds to Cruz vetting Carly Fiorina for VP
Following reports
that the Cruz campaign is vetting Carly Fiorina for Vice President, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement:
“Carly Fiorina laid off 30,000 workers, outsourced American jobs, destroyed HP's stock value and took a $42 million golden parachute upon being fired. If a record like that passes Ted Cruz's vetting operation, it tells you everything you need to know about the Republican Party’s misplaced priorities."
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DWS coming up after commercial break
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:08 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: video request: Fox News
And Randi Weingarten
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:08 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: video request: Fox News
Chuck Rocha for Sanders now
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 8:56 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: video request: Fox News
Starting chain
__________
Shu-Yen Wei
Northeast Press Secretary
AAPI & Women's Media
Democratic National Committee
207-512-0005
weis@dnc.org


Great, thanks
From: Crystal, Andy
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 7:34 PM
To: Wei, Shu-Yen; RR2
Subject: RE: For Research Approval: New statement for NJ Sen. Loretta Weinberg
Good, one small ed
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 7:30 PM
To: RR2
Subject: For Research Approval: New statement for NJ Sen. Loretta Weinberg
For Immediate Release
May 9, 2016
Senate Majority Leader Weinberg Issues Statement on Governor Christie's Elevated Role in the Donald Trump Campaign
Trenton- Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg released the following statement in response to the announcement that Governor Christie would serve as transition chair in a hypothetical Trump administration:
"Despite suspending his failed presidential campaign, it appears that our governor will continue to travel around the country at the expense of New Jersey taxpayers focused on anything and everything but the job he was actually elected to do. I am calling on Governor Christie to disclose how much his travel will cost our state. Not only is he currently drawing a taxpayer salary for a job he does not do, he has the audacity to make us to foot the bill for his self-serving political agenda."
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Approved by DWS for background distribution by Luis and April ... let me know if you have question.
The rules governing our process for appointments to convention standing committees were established in 2014 long before any candidates declared and follow the same process that have governed these appointments for many cycles.  The co-chairs of all of the committees and the At-Large members were elected by the DNC Executive Committee members in January 2016. That meeting was open to the public and all of the campaigns were participants in that process.
The overwhelming remainder (87%) of the Standing Committee membership is elected by each state's National Convention Delegates after being nominating by the presidential campaigns, proportional to each campaign's percentage of the state wide vote.
The Platform drafting committee is a subcommittee of the larger platform committee. Those members have not yet been named but the appointments will be made in consultation with both campaigns, as has been the case in past cycles.  Both campaigns are fully aware of our process.


Sounds good!
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[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:26 AM
To: Palermo, Rachel; Paustenbach, Mark; Freundlich, Christina; Walker, Eric
Cc: Price, Jenna
Subject: RE: **TODAY: Top Talkers Call - 3:00PM EST**
Please take notes but I’ll also try to listen in.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 – MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Palermo, Rachel
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:57 AM
To: Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis; Freundlich, Christina; Walker, Eric
Cc: Price, Jenna
Subject: FW: **TODAY: Top Talkers Call - 3:00PM EST**
Not sure if anyone wants to get on this or if Jenna/I should take notes. Let us know
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[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: Adrienne Elrod
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:54 AM
To: Adrienne Elrod
Cc: Alexandria Phillips; Mary Rutherford Jennings; Olivia Raisner
Subject: **TODAY: Top Talkers Call - 3:00PM EST**
All -
Please join HFA Deputy Communications Director Christina Reynolds and me for a top talkers call at 3:00PM EST.
You may RSVP by clicking on this link:

Thanks and looking forward to talking soon!
AE
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Adrienne K. Elrod
Director of Strategic Communications & Surrogates
Hillary For America
www.hillaryclinton.com
@adrienneelrod


Pablo, it done Sir
Greg Bates (bates@dnc.org)
Ticket Details
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Type: 15 Minutes
Status: Pending Reply
Priority: Low
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From: DNC Press
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 1:58 PM
To: DNC Press
Subject: What Some Had to Say About Trump's Incoherent Foreign Policy Speech
Donald Trump proved today that a teleprompter can't help him sound reasonable or knowledgeable when it comes to foreign policy. He continues to lack the judgment, experience, and temperament to be our next commander-in-chief. The "new" Donald Trump is the same Donald Trump we have seen on the campaign trail over the past year -  a candidate that lacks details, alarms foreign leaders, and has no place in the White House.
Just look at what some had to say about Trump's incoherent foreign policy remarks:
@LindseyGrahamSC:
Not sure who is advising Trump on foreign policy but I can understand why he's not revealing their names.
@LindseyGrahamSC:
Question #1 for Trump: Are we sure the guy running the teleprompter has the pages in the right order? #notmakinganysense
@LindseyGrahamSC:
Question #2 -- Did teleprompter guy actually write the speech? #notmakinganysense
@LindseyGrahamSC:
Trump speech is pathetic in terms of understanding the role America plays in the world, how to win War on Terror, and threats we face.
@timkmak
: How can such a prewritten, rehearsed speech be filled with so many errors and internal contradictions
@timkmak:
Trump's contradiction:
--Allies must pay for their own defense
--We must stick by our agreement with allies (just not security assurances)
@fmkaplan:
Even by Trump standards, this is thumpingly incoherent and ignorant.
@JakeSherman:
Donald Trump just called Tanzania "Tanzaynia"
@joshgreenman:
1. Start trade war with China
2. Seek common ground based on shared interests with China
@ThePlumLineGS:
After saying we need to be more "unpredictable," Trump says the secret to successful foreign policy is consistency.
@BenjySarlin:
After literally threatening to end alliances over a funding dispute, Trump pivots to saying our allies no longer think they can depend on us
@ZekeJMiller:
The big question hanging over pretty much every line of this Trump speech: How?
@thefix:
To say this Trump foreign policy speech is light on specifics is an insult to specifics.
@WayneSlater:
Trump reading his foreign policy address off the Teleprompter looks like a 10-year-old trying to speak in a second language.
@BenjySarlin:
Trump just seems to staple GOP talking points about foreign policy onto his own foreign policy, which is totally incompatible with them
View this post on our Factivists site here
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Re-upping this.
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 9:41 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: VIDEO REQUEST: Texas Gov. Abbott on MSNBC this AM
Morning Joe.
Thx!
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Walter Garcia
Western Regional Press Secretary
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Email: GarciaW@dnc.org
Twitter: @WalterGarcia231
[SigDems]


Copy, I thought we were good to do this one.
Luis/Mark: do you want to do Sunday Morning Futures?
On May 6, 2016, at 12:31 PM, Banfill, Ryan
> wrote:
The chair is off the grid on all day Sunday with her family.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 6, 2016, at 12:30 PM, Manriquez, Pablo
> wrote:
Hi Team: Team Bartiromo needs to know where DWS will be on Sunday, 9:50 to 10:20 for her live hit on Sunday Morning Futures. Are we doing this from David DCL? Thanks!
What:             TV – FOX BUSINESS “SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES”
When:              Sunday, 8 May at 10:10AM EST
Where:             TBD
Format:           Live
Who:               Maria Bartiromo, Anchor/Reporter
Topic:             State of the Race (specific topics coming by Saturday, 7 May COB
Staff:               TBD
Contact:          Name, Email, Cell
TIMELINE:
Arrival Time:  9:50AM EST
Makeup:         TBD
Hit Time:        10:10AM EST
Cleared:           10:20AM EST
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


Sen. Pat Toomey says he voted for Ted Cruz

By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey voted for Ted Cruz on Tuesday.
"He's a solid conservative," Toomey, who had previously endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, told reporters outside of a polling place in Zionsville, according to The Morning Call. "We don't agree on everything, but having served with him in the Senate, I know Ted pretty well and I think he's got a real, real viable shot of beating Hillary Clinton in the fall."
Four Democrats in the state are competing for Toomey's Senate seat. Cruz told the "Chris Stigall Show" that the Pennsylvania lawmaker will retain his seat if Cruz is at the top of the ticket. But Trump, he argued, puts every Republican running in a blue or purple state "in grave jeopardy."
"If I'm the nominee, Pat Toomey gets reelected," Cruz said. "If Donald Trump is the nominee, the Senate is gone and there's nothing you can do about it."
Trump holds a 22-point advantage over his rivals in Pennsylvania, according to a RealClearPolitics average of state polls, and is expected to sweep the five states that vote Tuesday.


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I missed the beginning of the Trump interview but came in when he was arguing that his tax plan will be negotiated and not look like what he put out. He claimed it would be a boon for the middle class and raise his taxes. We could/maybe should do a hit on  this. Sounded like he didn't know his own plan.
On a Fox panel one of the commentators (Kim something?) hit Trump for changing his mind on his tax plan this week.
He was asked about his flip flop on the minimum wage and he said he was open to changing it but he really wanted to bring jobs where people could earn more.
He was asked how he could keep Carrier and other companies here when the products for the Trump Collection aren't made in the US. He said that the items for his collection aren't made here and didn't think it was hypocritical....
There is probably more from this interview so someone should take a second look.


WEATHER: 61F, CLOUDY
POTUS and the Administration
President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy
NEW YORK TIMES // ANDREW SORKIN
Two months ago, across an assembly-room table in a factory in Jacksonville, Fla., President Barack Obama was talking to me about the problem of political capital. His efforts to rebuild the U.S. economy from the 2008 financial crisis were being hit from left, right and center. And yet, by his own assessment, those efforts were vastly underappreciated. “I actually compare our economic performance to how, historically, countries that have wrenching financial crises perform,” he said. “By that measure, we probably managed this better than any large economy on Earth in modern history.” It was a notably grand claim, especially given the tenor in which presidential candidates of both parties had taken to criticizing the state of the American economy — “Many are still barely getting by,” Hillary Clinton said, while Donald Trump said that “we’re a third-world nation.” Asked if he was frustrated by all the criticism, Obama insisted that he wasn’t, at least not personally. “It has frustrated me only insofar as it has shaped the political debate,” he said. “We were moving so fast early on that we couldn’t take victory laps. We couldn’t explain everything we were doing. I mean, one day we’re saving the banks; the next day we’re saving the auto industry; the next day we’re trying to see whether we can have some impact on the housing market.”
Obama: Sanders’ critique is ‘correct’ that big banks have not been dismantled
MSNBC // ANNA MEROD
Pres. Barack Obama said in an interview about his economic policies with the New York Times Magazine that Sanders’ critique about big banks is “correct,” in so far as that they have not yet been broken up. “But there is no doubt that the financial system is substantially more stable,” Obama told the Times. “It is true that we have not dismantled the financial system, and in that sense, Bernie Sanders’s critique is correct.” However, Obama said that the proposal to expand on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act by dismantling big banks such as JP Morgan Chase, Citi Bank or Bank of America is not as simple of a solution as it appears.
Obama: US Can Meet Goal of Accepting 10,000 Syrian Refugees
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Barack Obama says the U.S. can meet his goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by Sept. 30, the end of the federal budget year. Obama says the goal he set last year has been challenging, partly because of the need to assure the U.S. public that refugees are being thoroughly checked out. He says processes are in place to speed up the resettlements. Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz both called for blocking Muslims from being admitted to the U.S. following terrorist attacks last year in Paris and San Bernardino, California.
Surprise! President Obama Crashes White House Briefing for College Students
ABC NEWS // JOHN PARKINSON
President Obama stunned college student reporters attending a special briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest at the White House today. "Josh was speaking for me and I wanted to make sure he was getting it right," Obama said as he entered the briefing room. "Are you guys having an interesting time here?" Obama then told the students he had some news to break. "Today I want to announce that we're aiming to enroll 2 million more people in Pay As You Earn by this time next this year and you can find out how at studentloans.gov/repay," the president announced. Pay As You Earn is new federal student loan repayment plan that is now available to some borrowers with newer federal loans.
Joe Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq, Seeking to Bolster Fight Against ISIS
NEW YORK TIMES // GARDINER HARRIS
In an unannounced visit shrouded in secrecy, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. came to Iraq on Thursday for the first time in almost five years, hoping to help a weak prime minister and bolster the military campaign against the Islamic State. The intense security and clandestine nature of the trip reflected the challenges Iraq still faces 13 years after the United States-led invasion. Mr. Biden arrived for the visit, which was under discussion for months, at a moment when the country’s political leadership is mired in yet another crisis. Mr. Biden planned to urge the Iraqis to put the good of their nation above sectarian, regional or personal interests as the country confronts a constellation of threats: militarily, from the extremists of the Islamic State; economically, from low oil prices; and politically, from the stalemate between Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Parliament over Mr. Abadi’s efforts to reconstitute his cabinet.
Obama tells student journalists McConnell is unfair
WASHINGTON TIMES // DAVE BOYER
President Obama dropped in on a group of college journalists at the White House Thursday, and urged them to pursue a career of holding leaders accountable — leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who’s blocking his Supreme Court nominee. “You may have heard there’s a Supreme Court vacancy,” Mr. Obama told the students, promoting nominee Merrick Garland. “So far at least, the Republican leader on the Senate side, Mitch McConnell, has refused … to schedule an actual vote.”
Democrats
A Supreme Court Challenge for Democrats
WALL STREET JOURNAL // THEODORE OLSON
The relentless partisan warfare over Supreme Court appointments, including the latest manifestation involving Judge Merrick Garland, is disheartening, damaging to the court and corrosive to civil discourse. The Supreme Court renders 70 to 80 decisions every year, 20% to 30% of them highly controversial. Public acceptance of contentious outcomes, even from those who strongly disagree, is important to the stability of our Republic. And the public’s willingness to accept decisions depends on the court’s moral authority, independence, reputation and integrity. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other leading Republicans have declared that the current vacancy, created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, is so important and controversial that a nominee by a president in his final year in office should not even be considered. They assert that the public, through the process of electing the next president, should have a voice on Scalia’s replacement. As precedent they cite a comparable position asserted by Vice President Joe Biden some years ago when he was a leading Democrat in the Senate. Furthermore, they claim with some legitimacy that Democrats would be taking the same position if they controlled the Senate in the final year of a Republican president.
Reid, McConnell trade fire over stalled energy bill
THE HILL // JORDAIN CARNEY
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ripped into Democrats Thursday for blocking an energy bill, telling them: "Do your job." "They couldn't wait a single week before throwing an obstructionist wrench into the appropriations process they claim to want," he said Thursday. "I hope they're not dusting off the old filibuster summer playbook, especially in light of the letter they just sent to me about win-win opportunities and restoring regular order." McConnell responded after Democrats blocked the Senate from moving forward on the energy and water appropriations bill Wednesday because of their concerns about an Iran-related amendment from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.).
Senate's push to pass spending bills stalls over partisan blowup
USA TODAY // ERIN KELLY
Senate leaders failed their first big test this week in their push to prove they can pass 12 spending bills and prevent the annual fiscal crisis that threatens to shut down the government at the end of the year. After starting off strong last week with bipartisan consensus to pass a $37.5 billion energy and water bill, the process blew up when Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., proposed an amendment Wednesday that Democrats charged was a "poison pill" that would undermine the Iran nuclear deal. On Thursday, Democrats blocked the bill from advancing because of the amendment, leaving senators headed home for a weeklong recess without anything to show for two weeks of debate. The vote was 52-43 to advance the bill, falling short of the 60 votes needed.
House Democrats trying to slow down Obama administration effort to reduce drug prices
DAILY KOS // JOAN MCCARTER
A group of House Democrats is attempting to slow down an Obama administration effort to reduce drug prices in the Medicare system. At question is a proposed test of a new payment model to physicians and facilities that administer prescriptions drugs, like infusions of cancer drugs and other intravenous medications under Medicare Part B. Economists and health policy experts say that there are financial incentives to providers to use higher-cost drugs when there could be less expensive but just as effective options. To reiterate: what the Medicare program regulators are proposing is a test of a new payment model, not a wholesale switch. So why would House Democrats have a problem with it? Because the drug companies and the doctors don't like it. And their excuse for organizing to slow down this test is pathetic.
Republicans
House Republicans Vote to Block New Rule on Retirement Advice
WALL STREET JOURNAL // YUKA HAYASHI
The House on Thursday voted to block the enactment of a new rule on retirement advice, underscoring continued opposition to the Obama administration’s landmark policy aimed at helping more U.S. households grow their nest eggs. The vote—which comes three weeks after the Labor Department completed its tougher new standard on brokers working on retirement accounts—is viewed as a political statement by House Republicans who have fought the rule for over five years, rather than a serious attempt to kill the regulation.
House Republicans Say Justice Department Handing Out 'Slush Funds'
FORBES // JESSICA KARMASEK
Federal lawmakers say it’s time to rein in the U.S. Department of Justice and its ability to direct millions, even billions, of dollars to third parties in settlement agreements. On Thursday, members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 5063, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016. The bill, sponsored by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and mostly backed by Republicans at this point, prohibits settlement terms that require donations to third parties. The legislation states explicitly that payments to provide restitution for actual harm directly caused, including harm to the environment, are not donations.
Paul Ryan's idea to cover preexisting conditions via high-risk pools is a scam. Here's why.
LOS ANGELES TIMES // MICHAEL HILTZIK
In yet another attempt to show that Republicans can be just as serious about healthcare reforms as Democrats, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) called Wednesday for eliminating the Affordable Care Act's guarantee of insurance for people with preexisting medical conditions. Ryan didn't advocate cutting off these people entirely, but instead moving them into state high-risk pools that would subsidize their coverage. Taking them out of the general insurance population would "dramatically lower the price for everybody else" -- presumably everyone who was healthy. Speaking to students at Georgetown University, Ryan implied that this would be no big deal, because "less than 10% of people under 65 are what we call people with preexisting conditions, who are really kind of uninsurable."
Senate Republicans confirm Obama’s nominee to be new ambassador to Mexico
DALLAS MORNING NEWS // HANNAH WISE
The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Mexico, clearing the way for the first woman to hold what is considered to be one of the country’s most important diplomatic posts. Roberta Jacobson was confirmed by voice vote nine months after her nomination. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., had been blocking her confirmation, objecting to her role in negotiating the normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba. At the time he was seeking the Republican nomination for president.
LGBT groups gird for battle against religious-based legislation in Congress
WASHINGTON POST // LISA REIN AND KAROUN DEMIRJIAN
The country’s largest LGBT rights group on Thursday went to battle against a religious-based amendment tacked onto the annual defense policy bill that advocates say would strip away gay rights in federal contracting.
The Human Rights Campaign called it the first legislation to pass a congressional committee that would roll back expanded rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people at the federal level since the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry.
“We see this as social conservatives in the House trying to push what they view as a religious liberty exemption and use it as a sword rather than a shield,” David Stacy, the HRC’s director of government affairs, said in an interview.
2016 Democrats
How Hillary Clinton and Her Campaign Are Pivoting to the General Election
ABC NEWS // LIZ KRUETZ
After a string of recent wins in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware, Hillary Clinton is solidly on the path to the Democratic nomination -- and she knows it. The presidential candidate (who confidently blurted out during an interview this week, “I’m winning!”) has all but declared herself her party’s nominee. And though she and her campaign aides are still focused on the primary contests ahead, they’re now more than ever pivoting to the general election and preparing for a run against Republican front-runner Donald Trump. The shift was apparent Wednesday, the morning after the Pennsylvania primary, when the Clinton campaign appeared to preview their anti-Trump strategy by blasting out a series of messages and tweets critiquing Trump ahead of his foreign policy speech. "Nothing he can say can hide the long list of dangerous national security proposals he’s put forward over the course of this campaign,” the campaign wrote in a lengthy memo titled, “Loose Cannons Tend to Misfire,” highlighting some of Trump's "most irresponsible comments and proposals."
Black Women Rally Behind Hillary Clinton
WALL STREET JOURNAL // LAURA MECKLER
Hillary Clinton never goes very far without black women sharing the stage, introducing her around or casting ballots for her in outsize numbers—and they are a prime reason she stands on the cusp of claiming the Democratic presidential nomination. Black women have long played a big role in Mrs. Clinton’s life and career, and now their expanding roles in politics—as voters, officeholders and activists—have lifted the Clinton campaign in multiple ways. Exit polls show turnout by black women in Democratic primaries is significantly higher than turnout by black men, in several cases more than double. And black women have overwhelmingly supported the former senator and secretary of state over rival Bernie Sanders, with 90% or more of them voting for her in some states. In New York, she took 79% of their votes on her way to an easy victory, the exit polls show.
When Is The Soonest Hillary Clinton Could Get Enough Delegates For The Nomination?
BUSTLE // ERIN CORBETT
The Presidential primaries will be coming to a rapid end, with just 14 more contests left in May and June for the Democratic candidates. So far since their start on Feb. 1 in Iowa, former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton has solidified a lead against her opponent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in terms of the delegates she has won thus far. As the rest of the contests continue, with a few big delegate-heavy states coming up in Indiana, California, and New Jersey, what's the soonest Hillary Clinton could get the nomination if it were up to delegates alone? Clinton currently leads Sanders by a wide margin — not one that is impossible to close, but she is ahead in her delegate count nonetheless. So far, Clinton has racked up 1,645 pledged delegates and 520 superdelegates, putting her total numbers at 2,165 total delegates, with still 14 contests left. The remaining states offer a total of 942 pledged delegates for the Democratic contenders, but Clinton only needs 218 more to secure the 2,383 needed for a nomination ahead of the July convention. In that case, she could win the nomination as soon as early June, following contests in Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Oregon. June contests include North Dakota, California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota all on Jun. 7, and D.C. on Jun. 14.
How Hillary Clinton Can Win the Right Way
THE ATLANTIC // RON FOURNIER
Hillary Clinton seems poised to win the Democratic nomination, and polls suggest she has an excellent chance of securing the White House in November. For Clinton, it may be less a question of whether she’ll win in November, than of how—and what she’ll do next. I’ve been talking to a diverse set of political insiders, including many who are close to Hillary Clinton, to understand what form a genuinely transformative presidency might take. I’ve distilled those conversations into a faux memo, as I did in 2013 and 2015, to sketch the difference between merely winning, and actually succeeding.
Bernie Sanders, Shifting Tone, Takes On Democratic Party
NEW YORK TIMES // YAMICHE ALCINDOR
Senator Bernie Sanders spent Thursday afternoon laying out in more detail than usual his views for shaping the Democratic Party’s agenda and the need for elected officials to focus on achieving progressive political goals. The change in his campaign tone — focusing less on attacking Hillary Clinton — comes as the Vermont senator lays off staff members after several tough losses on Tuesday. Though Mr. Sanders remains adamant that he wants to win the Democratic presidential nomination, his shift hints that the senator is looking past the nominating fight and toward a future role in shaping the party. At a rally Thursday in Springfield, Ore., Mr. Sanders spoke at length about how Democrats had not spent enough time trying to help working-class people obtain adequate health care and higher wages.
Bernie Sanders Looks to Promote His Ideas at Democratic Convention
FORTUNE // SAM FRIZELL
Sanders is losing the primary battle, but he’s waging a war for the soul of the Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders is losing the primary battle, but he’s still waging a war for the soul of the Democratic Party. Now all-but eliminated from winning the Democratic nomination, the Vermont Senator and his advisers are drawing up plans for a fight over the party’s platform and rules at the July convention, hoping to inscribe his ideas into the party’s DNA. That could mean putting into the text ideas that Clinton and her allies have resisted, such as raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour or changing the primary rules to eliminate superdelegates, Sanders allies say. His advisers are considering tactics that would take advantage of the party’s arcane rules to push proposals through the party-controlled committees, perhaps as far the convention floor.
Indiana 'Really Important' for Bernie Sanders, Win or Lose
ABC NEWS // MARY ALICE PARKS
Sen. Bernie Sanders has turned his attention to Indiana, despite his diminishing chances to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders’ focus on the next primary comes during a tough week, which started with his winning only one of the five East Coast primaries on Tuesday. The campaign then announced the next day it was cutting hundreds of staffers, though arguing that fewer remaining primaries call for a realignment of resources. But his overall campaign has shrunk dramatically, to between 325 and 350 staffers from more than 1,000, a campaign source told ABC News.
2016 Republicans
Donald Trump’s Gender-Based Attacks on Hillary Clinton Have Calculated Risk
NEW YORK TIMES // ASHLEY PARKER
With the nation on the verge of a presidential election between a trailblazing woman and an opponent accused of misogyny, Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump are digging in for a general election campaign in which he is likely to attack her, again and again, precisely because she is a woman. Mr. Trump, the Republican favorite, has already proved willing to attack Mrs. Clinton in ways that many women find sexist and that her supporters consider out of bounds. This week alone, he accused her of playing the “woman’s card” to get where she is, saying, “If Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5 percent of the vote.” He questioned her “strength” and “stamina,” and he mocked her for “shouting.” Also this year, he attacked Mrs. Clinton as the enabling political spouse of a former president who Mr. Trump said had abused women.
Trump: 'If We Win In Indiana, It's Over'
MSNBC // ALEXANDA JAFFE
Donald Trump continued his pivot toward the general election on Thursday with a low-key but energetic Indiana rally where he made his case against Hillary Clinton. "I will be so much better to women than Hillary Clinton is — for healthcare issues, on the protection of our country," he told a crowd of more than 2,500 seated in an auditorium here. He also set the stakes of the Indiana primary, saying he refused to take any time off from the campaign trail because of how important the primary is. "If we win in Indiana, it's over," he said.
Everything Is Coming Up Trump
NEW YORK MAGAZINE // ERIC LEVITZ
Donald Trump is having a better week than you are. On Tuesday night, the GOP front-runner didn’t just sweep the five northeastern primaries — he exceeded his polling averages in every state and took home far more delegates than he needed to stay on track for a pre-convention majority. The next day, news broke that Trump had won roughly 40 of Pennsylvania’s 54 unbound delegates. These delegates can vote their conscience, but 31 of those elected to the convention have an explicit preference for the Donald, while at least eight others had vowed to vote for whoever won the popular vote in the Keystone State. Every model of the GOP race had assumed that this group would be populated primarily by Cruz-aligned movement conservatives and #NeverTrump diehards. Thus, Trump’s unexpected popularity with Pennsylvania’s party activists has dramatically broadened his path to the nomination.
Bobby Knight: Like Truman, Trump would have 'guts to drop the bomb'
POLITICO // NICK GASS
According to Bobby Knight, Harry Truman was one of the three greatest presidents because he had the "guts to drop the bomb in 1944" on Japan. Donald Trump, he said, could join that list as one of the four greatest presidents because he "would do the same thing." The only historical problem with Knight's justification: Truman authorized the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. Franklin D. Roosevelt was still president in 1944.
Ted Cruz's Indiana plan: Throw everything at the wall and see what sticks
CNN // THEODORE SCHLIEFER
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday downplayed the idea of an alliance between himself and Ohio Gov. John Kasich to prevent Republican front-runner Donald Trump from locking up the nomination. "I recognize that the media is all eager to talk about an alliance. There is no alliance. Kasich and I made a determination where to focus our energies. Where to focus our assets, where to focus our resources," he said at a news conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Cruz and Kasich campaigns issued statements Sunday saying they will divide their efforts in upcoming contests with Cruz focusing on Indiana and Kasich devoting his efforts to Oregon and New Mexico.
John Kasich insists he's staying in the race: "I'm still standing"
CBS NEWS // EMILY SCHULTHESIS
Ohio Gov. John Kasich may not have won a primary since his home state of Ohio back in mid-March, but he had a message for the voters and for his GOP opponents: despite calls for him to leave the race, he's not going anywhere. "I'm still standing," he told a crowd at a town hall event in Portland, Ore., on Thursday. Kasich spoke about his tenure in Congress, hearkening back to a time in American politics when the parties worked together and saying he wanted to bring back that kind of political process. He said he thought hard on Wednesday about whether it was time to call it quits.
Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina Tag-Team Attacks On Donald Trump
ABC NEWS // BEN GITTLESON
On their first full day as a political power team, Ted Cruz and newly-minted running mate Carly Fiorina tag-teamed attacks on Donald Trump, part of their fight to dethrone the front-runner. At a rally in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Fiorina stayed mostly silent while Cruz interacted with the gaggle of press beforehand. But, when she later took the stage, she proved why she has been such a strong surrogate for the Texas senator.
Editorials/Op-Eds
How Majority Rule Might Have Stopped Donald Trump
NEW YORK TIMES // ERIC MASKIN AND AMARTYA SEN
Cambridge, Mass. — DONALD TRUMP has won Republican primaries in 23 states to date — far more than any of his opponents. Yet in the first 17 states he won, several of the other major candidates might well have beaten him in a one-on-one contest. There is no contradiction here. In the early contests, Mr. Trump attracted less than 50 percent of the vote (in Arkansas
he got only 33 percent); a majority of voters rejected him. But he faced more than one opponent every time, so that the non-Trump vote was split. That implies he could well have been defeated in most (given his extreme views on many subjects) had the opposition coalesced around one of his leading rivals. In such a scenario, he might have been out of contention long before he could ride his plurality victories toward his first outright majority win — in New York, last month.
The Supreme Court may clear McDonnell. But Virginians won’t forget his sleaze.
WASHINGTON POST // EDITORIAL
THE CORRUPTION charges against former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell (R) raised two questions: whether his actions constituted a crime, and whether he debased his office and abused the public trust. The first question, as argument before the Supreme Court on Wednesday showed, may be a thorny one. The second question is all too easy to answer.
Outside the court, after the justices heard intricate legal arguments
about how thinly to slice the federal definition of corruption, the convicted former governor self-servingly avowed that he had never “done anything that would abuse the powers of my office.”
What Hillary Clinton said behind closed doors
CHICAGO TRIBUNE // EDITORIAL
Go ahead and imagine what Hillary Clinton might have told Wall Street executives behind closed doors during her big-bucks days on the speaking circuit. Heh, heh — you're being cheeky, aren't you? You're contemplating a scenario so unseemly, with remarks so fawning, that it would cause blushing among the scheming villains on "Game of Thrones." And there you have the dilemma facing Clinton the now-candidate for president: She has refused calls to release speech transcripts because, she has said, other candidates haven't done so — although it appears there is no other candidate who has pocketed financiers' money for palaver as aggressively as she has.


No real flags from this.
Got asked about Carly, Boehner's comments, America first FP
On Apr 28, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Logan, Olivia
> wrote:
Part 1
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From: "Kane, Michael"
>
Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 6:02 PM
To: Comm_D
>
Subject: Video request: Katrina Pierson on CNN
Just saw her out of the corner of my eye, not sure if she was just on or is coming up


__________
Shu-Yen Wei
Northeast Press Secretary
AAPI & Women's Media
Democratic National Committee
207-512-0005
weis@dnc.org


Oh, and please copy me on the general language you provide her. She's writing now so the sooner the better. Thanks.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: April Mellody
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 5:31 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: Connecting you...
Hey Luis - for future, that's my personal cell phone so if you could stick with email that would be great. No worries on this one. Such fun!  :-)
Sent from my iPhone
On May 17, 2016, at 5:26 PM, Miranda, Luis
> wrote:
Hi Yamiche, I'm connecting you here with April who runs our convention communications team and can speak generally to security. However, as I said when we spoke on background, we won't respond specifically to any particular claim or suggestion at this point. April's number is 610-505-0382.
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


Great
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 11:25 AM
To: Palermo, Rachel; Lykins, Tyler; Freundlich, Christina; RR2
Subject: RE: ready for research -- whcp dinner hit
One tweak, framing in last sentence, so that we don't dismiss Trump outright but rather raise the GOP's divisive politics. And instead of "getting" 20 million people health care, "making" it "accessible."
From: Palermo, Rachel
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 11:00 AM
To: Lykins, Tyler; Freundlich, Christina; RR2
Subject: RE: ready for research -- whcp dinner hit
I'll blast this out
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[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: Lykins, Tyler
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 10:17 AM
To: Freundlich, Christina; RR2
Subject: RE: ready for research -- whcp dinner hit
Cool. Some suggested edits below.
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 10:09 AM
To: RR2
Subject: ready for research -- whcp dinner hit
Eric drafted this last night
SL: Is Thin-Skinned Trump's Prez Run an Attempt at Payback for 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner?
Body: From the New York Times
:
That evening of public abasement, rather than sending Mr. Trump away, accelerated his ferocious efforts to gain stature within the political world. And it captured the degree to which Mr. Trump's campaign is driven by a deep yearning sometimes obscured by his bluster and bragging: a desire to be taken seriously.
So in addition to rescuing the U.S. economy, rescuing and the auto industry, creating over 14 million new jobs, getting unemployment to under 5%, getting making providing health coverage accessible to 20 million previously uninsured Americans while slowing the growth of health costs, killing Osama Bin Laden and taking out key ISIS leaders, 30,000 other terrorists, President Obama may have led the Republican Party to having to own the results of years of their ugly and divisive politics. a Democratic successor And he did it using nothing but his comedic chops.
Thanks, Obama!


From: Dave Miranda
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 3:48 PM
To: Dave Miranda
Subject: Shot and a chaser: Canceled Pearl Jam concert costs Raleigh hotels $60,000; McCrory on repeal: “Not going to happen”
The shot: The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau reported today that rock band Pearl Jam’s  decision to cancel an upcoming concert in response to Gov. Pat McCrory’s discrimination law, HB2, will cost local hotels $60,000.
The chaser: In response to Democratic efforts today to repeal HB2, which has now cost North Carolina more than 1,750 jobs and more than $77 million in economic activity, Gov. McCrory said, “It’s not going to happen.”
Dave Miranda
Communications Director
North Carolina Democratic Party
Email: dave@ncdp.org
Phone: 919.821.2777
Visit www.ncdp.org
to make a secure online contribution or mail contributions to PO Box 1926 Raleigh, NC 27602


in approx 10 mins (10pm hit time)
Sent from my iPhone


Thanks andy, I will blast in a few.
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[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: Crystal, Andy
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 10:06 AM
To: Garcia, Walter; RR2
Subject: RE: FOR RESEARCH APPROVAL: Quick shot/chaser for this AM
good
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 10:05 AM
To: RR2
Subject: FOR RESEARCH APPROVAL: Quick shot/chaser for this AM
Research, are you good? Has Comms approval.
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 10:04 AM
To: Miranda, Luis; Freundlich, Christina; Garcia, Walter
Cc: Walker, Eric
Subject: RE: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: Quick shot/chaser for this AM
Good as well.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 10:03 AM
To: Freundlich, Christina; Garcia, Walter
Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: RE: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: Quick shot/chaser for this AM
Good here.
Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: "Freundlich, Christina"
>
Date: 05/04/2016 9:58 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Garcia, Walter"
>
Cc: "Walker, Eric"
>, "Paustenbach, Mark"
>, "Miranda, Luis"
>
Subject: RE: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: Quick shot/chaser for this AM
I like it.
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 9:52 AM
To: Freundlich, Christina
Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis
Subject: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: Quick shot/chaser for this AM
+ rest of Comms team
SL: SHOT/CHASER: RNC Chairman on Trump becoming Republican nominee: “something different, something new is probably good for our party”
Shot:
Chaser
:
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Walter Garcia
Western Regional Press Secretary
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Email: GarciaW@dnc.org
Twitter: @WalterGarcia231
[SigDems]


Give us 15 minutes, Pablo, but I think we'll pull down New Day.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 3:31 PM
To: Bonosky, Garret
Cc: Banfill, Ryan; House Anna Stolitzka; Kate Houghton; Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Walker, Eric
Subject: Re: DWS tomorrow in NYC
Roger, no prob. Thank you!
On May 2, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Bonosky, Garret
> wrote:
7:00pm-9:00pm CBS hit is not doable. We are going to be at jfk and on a flight.
Garret Bonosky
Deputy Director
Office of the Chair
Democratic National Committee
On May 2, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Banfill, Ryan
> wrote:
Bumping to you for availability ... Note Dan Raviv CBS Radio interview added
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Manriquez, Pablo"
>
Date: May 2, 2016 at 3:19:42 PM EDT
To: "Miranda, Luis"
>, "Paustenbach, Mark"
>, "Walker, Eric"
>, Ryan Banfill
>
Subject: Re: DWS tomorrow in NYC
Just added her usual CBS Radio interview with Dan Raviv. I really need some guidance here on which of these I'm locking in and which I'm pitching elsewhere...
On May 2, 2016, at 12:10 PM, Manriquez, Pablo
> wrote:
Starting the chain. Let me know what we can do and I'll start locking them in.
OPEN - Fox News Latino Election Invite with Henry Munoz
6AM hour - CNN New Day
7PM hour - Fox News Super Tues Special
7-9PM hours - CBS radio interview
8:35PM - Fox News Radio hit
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


[ GOP DAILY ROUNDUP
4/25/16
DONALD TRUMP
TED CRUZ
EVENTS
DONALD TRUMP
TRUMP RESPONDS TO CRUZ/KASICH CAMPAIGN AGREEMENT: “It is sad that two grown politicians have to collude against one person who has only been a politician for ten months in order to try and stop that person from getting the Republican nomination. Senator Cruz has done very poorly and after his New York performance, which was a total disaster, he is in free fall and as everyone has seen, he does not react well under pressure. Also, approximately 80% of the Republican Party is against him. Governor Kasich, who has only won 1 state out of 41, in other words, he is 1 for 41 and he is not even doing as well as other candidates who could have stubbornly stayed in the race like him but chose not to do so. Marco Rubio, as an example, has more delegates than Kasich and yet suspended his campaign one month ago.” [Donald J. Trump for President, Statement, 4/25/16
]
TRUMP WILL PERSONALLY COURT DELEGATES AT CALIFORNIA AND VIRGINIA GOP CONVENTIONS: “Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, whose campaign has struggled in the delegate-selection process, will appear at party conventions in California and Virginia later this week to personally court activists and address the gatherings…When asked Monday for comment, a Trump adviser confirmed that the billionaire would be traveling to California and Virginia but would not provide details of his schedule. The stops are part of an evolving strategy with Trump’s inner circle about how to counter Sen. Ted Cruz’s highly-organized efforts at recent state Republican conventions, where the Texas senator accumulated a growing number of delegates due to his team’s ability to navigate the events and rules.” [Washington Post, 4/25/16
]
TRUMP HIRES FORMER CHRISTIE CAMPAIGN MANAGER KEN MCKAY: “Ken McKay joins as a senior adviser working on the team led by Trump convention manager Paul Manafort, aides told Bloomberg on Monday… Earlier in the presidential race, McKay served as campaign manager to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie… He was chief of staff at the Republican National Committee under Chairman Michael Steele from March 2009 to April 2010. He helped Florida Republican Rick Scott claim the governor’s office in 2010, and served as political director at the Republican Governors Association under Christie’s chairmanship in 2014 and 2015.” [Bloomberg, 4/25/16
]
“WALMART MOMS” THINK TRUMP IS THE “PORSCHE” OF CANDIDATES: “If Donald Trump were a car, he would be a Porsche… Or, at least, ‘Walmart moms’ do, according to a focus group of Republican primary-voting Walmart moms conducted this past week in Pittsburgh by Democratic pollster Margie Omero and Republican pollster Neil Newhouse. (Walmart moms are defined as women who have children younger than 18 at home and have gone to the store at least once in the past month… ‘Characterizing Donald Trump as a type of car or animal resulted in some fascinating descriptions - from the GOP group, women depicted him as a Porsche, a Ferrari, a muscle car, a boxer who stands his ground, a bulldog, an Escalade, a lion (fierce and king of the jungle) and as an unpredictable cat,’ Newhouse and Omero wrote in a memo summarizing the results. ‘These Moms praised him as someone who speaks his mind, stands his ground, and is refreshingly politically incorrect.’” [Washington Post, 4/24/16
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TRUMP THINKS MEN WHO CHANGE DIAPERS ARE ACTING “LIKE THE WIFE”: “‘Do you actually change diapers?’ host Anthony Cumia asked Donald Trump on the Opie and Anthony show in November of 2005. The then 59-year-old businessman, whose wife Melania was pregnant with his fifth child and her first, responded bluntly: ‘No, I don’t do that.’ ‘There’s a lot of women out there that demand that the husband act like the wife and you know there’s a lot of husbands that listen to that,’ Trump added. ‘So you know, they go for it.’ ‘If I had different type of wife,’ Trump said laughing, ‘I probably wouldn’t have a baby, ya know, cause that’s not my thing. I’m really like a great father but certain things you do and certain things you don’t. It’s just not for me.’” [Buzzfeed, 4/24/16
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TED CRUZ
CRUZ & KASICH REACH CAMPAIGN AGREEMENT - CRUZ FOR INDY, KASICH FOR NM & OREGON: “Ted Cruz and John Kasich have begun coordinating their campaign strategy to stop Donald Trump, an abrupt alliance announced Sunday night that includes Kasich quitting his efforts in Indiana and Cruz clearing a path for the Ohio governor in Oregon and New Mexico. ‘To ensure that we nominate a Republican who can unify the Republican Party and win in November, our campaign will focus its time and resources in Indiana and in turn clear the path for Gov. Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico, and we would hope that allies of both campaigns would follow our lead,’ Cruz campaign manager Jeff Roe said in a statement.” [Politico, 4/25/16
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CRUZ HAS MORE TO GAIN FROM THE CRUZ/KASICH DEAL THAN KASICH: “Yet the three states - Indiana, Oregon and New Mexico - assign delegates in very different ways. By ceding Indiana, it appears that Kasich did Cruz more of a favor than Cruz did him, in a state where Kasich's team actually succeeded in getting friendly delegates elected to the slate. Start with how Indiana assigns those delegates. There will be 57 delegates at stake on May 3. Thirty will go to the winner of the popular vote statewide, and 27 will go to the winner in each of Indiana's nine congressional districts… The stakes are far lower in Oregon and New Mexico. The first state, where voting begins this week and ends on May 17, assigns its 28 available delegates proportionately.” [Washington Post, 4/25/16
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CRUZ WINS WEEKEND DELEGATE FIGHT WITH TRUMP, WINNING 65 OF 94 AVAILABLE: “Cruz won at least 65 of the 94 delegates up for grabs Saturday (and he may have won more, but Kentucky's 25 delegates haven't revealed their leanings)… On Saturday, he nearly won 19 of 20 seats available in Maine, losing just one to a Trump backer: Gov. Paul LePage. He also won all nine delegates on the ballot in three Minnesota congressional districts, picking up support in the lone state won by Marco Rubio. Cruz also grabbed one of three delegates in South Carolina's 6th Congressional District, while the other two went to an uncommitted delegate and a supporter of Gov. John Kasich. Cruz's biggest windfall, though, came from Utah, where at least 36 of 37 national delegates will be aligned with Cruz, who crushed Trump in the state's caucuses on March 22.” [Politico, 4/24/16
]
CRUZ MAY ANNOUNCE RUNNING MATE BEFORE MAY 3 PRIMARY - FIORINA ON SHORT LIST: “We're told Cruz may announce running-mate before May 3 primary. No decisions have been made, but @CarlyFiorina comes up most. -- @MajorCBS” [@CBSThisMorning, 4/25/16
]
TEXAS DEMS ALLEGE CRUZ CAMPAIGN VIOLATED FEC LAWS DURING DALLAS FUNDRAISER: “Texas Democrats have filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging presidential contender Sen. Ted Cruz and his associates violated campaign finance laws. The complaint, dated April 22, asserts that Cruz national co-chairman, J. Keet Lewis, broke election laws at an official campaign fundraiser in December by asking attendees to donate unlimited amounts, as well as to make corporate contributions to the pro-Cruz Stand for Truth PAC. Cruz and his wife, Heidi, reportedly attended the Dec. 30 event in Dallas.” [Dallas Morning News, 4/25/16
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CRUZ OP-ED ON TAX FREEDOM DAY: “Sunday was Tax Freedom Day, marking the first point in the year in which Americans have earned enough to pay their 2015 tax bill. Four straight months - that’s how long it takes for the hardworking people of this country to fund the bloated government. It shouldn’t take us a third of the year simply to pay the government, much less spend billions of hours and dollars of our time to do so.” [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 4/25/16
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EVENTS
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016
DONALD TRUMP: 1:00 PM Rally in Warwick, RI [Trump Campaign], 4:00 PM Rally in West Chester, PA [Trump Campaign], and 7:00 PM Rally in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA [Trump Campaign].
TED CRUZ: 10:30 AM Rally in Borden, IN [eventbrite], 2:00 PM Retail Stop Zaharakos Ice Cream Shop in Columbus, IN [WLKY.COM], 4:00 PM Retail Stop Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza in Greenwood, IN [wlky.com], and 6:30 PM Rally in Franklin, IN [eventbrite].
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016
DONALD TRUMP: 9:00 PM Election Night Event at Trump Tower New York, NY [Trump Campaign].
TED CRUZ: 11:00 AM Rally in Knightstown, IN [facebook.com/knightstownnews/posts].
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Lauren Hendricks


"Donald Trump is a very persuasive guy" but recalls 4 years ago "I was on the short list the last time so it doesn't mean a heck of a lot"
VP "not something we discussed" when Christie asked to lead Trump transition
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:12 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: Christie Press Conference

Sounds like Christie will serve as Trump running mate if asked


Part One
, Part Two
From: Kane, Michael
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 8:42 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video request: Trump & Bobby Knight on Fox and Friends tomorrow
I will be interviewed on @foxandfriends with the legendary Coach Bobby Knight- tomorrow morning. Enjoy! #INDPrimary
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I like it.
I'd do less of our own analysis at the bottom and let POTUS' words stand more by themselves.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
On May 3, 2016, at 2:45 PM, Freundlich, Christina
> wrote:
Luis? Mark?
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 12:56 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Freundlich, Christina
Subject: Obama comments on Muslim fearmongering during OBL raid
SL: WATCH: President Obama Delivers Rebuke of Anti-Muslim Fearmongering while Commemorating Raid that Killed Osama Bin Laden
Body: Last night, while commemorating the 5th anniversary of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, President Obama delivered a rebuke of the dangerous anti-Muslim fearmongering that has defined the GOP presidential race.
VIDEO
“I do think it is important for us to understand the nature of the threat; what works and what doesn’t. Painting the Muslim community with a broad brush does not work. They are the greatest allies in fighting against the organizations…Most importantly, we have to stay true to our values during the process. We have to make sure that we are not engaging in the kind of the knee-jerk anti-Muslim sentiment that we have heard from some politicians. We have to make sure that the legal structures around our intelligence gathering and our use of predators are subject to oversight. It is not always going to be easy. It is not always going to be perfectly smooth. There are going to be times where as president you make a decision knowing that there are going to be critics, and knowing that there's some gray areas, and ambiguities that you have to deal with given the realities of the situation, but overall, I think that we can draw a lesson from the Bin Laden raid that we have got really effective people and a government that knows how to do this. As long as we operate from the position of confidence and strength and are true to who we are, groups like this or the individuals like this cannot defeat us.”
President Obama is correct. Success in combating terror requires strong relationships with our Muslim allies in the Middle East and Muslims in the United States who are often the first line of defense against terror attacks. In fact, taking out Osama Bin Laden depended on those relationships with Muslims in Afghanistan and Pakistan who provided intelligence to U.S. officials.
Trump’s absurd proposal to ban Muslims from the United States, along with his other dangerous, half-baked proposals and foreign policy cluelessness, has alarmed our allies throughout the world – including leaders in the Middle East who are our partners in fighting terror.
Not to be outdone, Ted Cruz has called for “carpet bombing” the Middle East with no regard to civilian lives, and would authorize law enforcement to “patrol and secure” neighborhoods where Muslim-Americans live, a dangerous and discriminatory policy that resembles the political witch hunts of the McCarthy era.
Being true to our values is not only the right thing to do, it keeps Americans safer. Period.
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 1:06 PM
To: Jakubiec, Matthew
Cc: Corinne Matti; Palermo, Rachel; Comm_D
Subject: Re: Video request: Luis on Fox News today at 10:30am
fileshare pls!
Sent from my iPhone
On May 19, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Jakubiec, Matthew
> wrote:
DNC Clips, Unlisted

From: Corinne Matti
>
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 10:39 AM
To: "Palermo, Rachel"
>
Cc: Comm_D
>
Subject: Re: Video request: Luis on Fox News today at 10:30am
Can we get the entire interview on DNC Clips with the title
DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda on Fox News
Thank you!
On May 19, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Palermo, Rachel
> wrote:
Thanks!
--
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041


White House and Congressional Schedule
Friday, May 13
President's Schedule
In the morning, the President and First Lady will welcome His Excellency Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland; Her Excellency Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway; His Excellency Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden; His Excellency Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark; and His Excellency Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iceland, to the White House for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit. The President, His Excellency Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland, and Her Excellency Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, will deliver opening remarks. The arrival ceremony in the Grand Foyer is pooled press.
Later in the morning, the President will hold a multilateral meeting with the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. The President and His Excellency Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden will deliver remarks. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of this meeting in the State Dining Room.
In the evening, the President and the First Lady will welcome thePresident of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland at the North Portico. This arrival is open to pre-credentialed media. The deadline to request media credentials has passed. The President and the First Lady will then take an official photo with the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland in the State Dining Room. This photo is pooled press.
Later in the evening, the President and First Lady will host a State Dinner on the South Lawn. The President, His Excellency Lars Løkke Rasmussen; Prime Minister of Denmark; and His Excellency Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iceland, will deliver toasts. The Vice President and Dr. Biden will also attend. There will be pooled press coverage of the toasts and the dinner's entertainment on the South Lawn.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Hearst
Radio: FOX
EDT
7:00AM          In-Town Travel Pool Call Time
9:00AM          THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcome the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland
Grand Foyer
Pooled Press (Pre-Set 7:30AM; Final Gather 8:30AM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
10:15AM        THE PRESIDENT holds a multilateral meeting with the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland
State Dining Room
Pool Spray at the Bottom (Gather 11:30AM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
7:00PM           THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcome the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland
North Portico
Pooled for TV, Open to Pre-Credentialed Stills and Correspondents (Pre-Set 5:30PM; Final Gather 6:30PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
7:30PM           THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY take an official photo with the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland
State Dining Room
Pooled Press (Gather Time 7:10PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
9:00PM           THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a State Dinner for the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland; THE VICE PRESIDENT and DR. BIDEN also attend
South Lawn
Pooled Press for Toasts and Entertainment (Gather Time 8:30PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
**Travel pool should dress in dark attire for this formal event**
Briefing Schedule
12:45PM           Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest
Vice President's Schedule
In the morning, the Vice President will depart Wilmington, Delaware en route Syracuse, New York.
At 1:00 PM, the Vice President will deliver the commencement address to the 2016 graduating class of Syracuse University Law School. These remarks at the Carrier Dome will be open press.
Afterwards, the Vice President will depart Syracuse, New York en route Washington, DC.
In the evening, the Vice President and Dr. Biden will attend the State Dinner for the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland.
House
The House reconvenes at 9 a.m. for legislative business. The chamber is expected to consider the House amendment to a bill (S 524) that would address the opioid epidemic through grants for opioid treatment services and the promotion of investigative and education efforts. The chamber is also expected to consider a motion to go to conference on the measure and a possible Democratic motion to instruct conferees.
Senate
The Senate is not in session.


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Hi Annie, here you go.
How does the Democratic party platform writing process work? When do the drafting committees start getting appointed and meeting?
*         The Platform Drafting Committee is a subcommittee of the Convention's Platform committee. It is made up of 15 people, appointed by the DNC Chair in consultation with the Co-Chairs of the Platform Committee. We don't have any announcement to make on timing as of yet, however, they'll be appointed sometime in the coming weeks.
*         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 Drafting Committee, and just as we did in 2008 and 2012, the public will have opportunities to participate.
Also, can you send me a list of who is on the party platform committee?
*         Below you'll see our release on the Chair's appointments to the Platform committee  (and other committees). In addition to the Chair's appointments (25 for each committee for a total of 75 plus the leadership) there are 162 members of each committee who are elected in every state and territory according to the results of the primaries and caucuses. Those elections are ongoing and must conclude by June 25th.
For Immediate Release
January 22, 2016
Contact: DNC Press - 202-863-8148
DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call
WASHINGTON - Due to today's inclement weather throughout the country, the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Executive Committee held their Executive Committee meeting via conference call today, hearing from special guests such as Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Marcel Groen, and Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Leah Daughtry on preparations for the Democratic Convention to be held in the City of Brotherly and Sisterly Love in July. The previously-scheduled in-person meeting in Philadelphia, including a tour of the convention sites, was cancelled due to expected inclement weather.
Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz also delivered remarks during today's call. In addition, the DNC Executive Committee voted to ratify the Chair's 2016 Party Leader and Elected Official Member appointments to the Convention Standing Committees: Credentials, Platform, and Rules. The slate of the Chair's appointments is attached in PDF format.
DNC rules provide for the Chair to appoint 75 Party Leader and Elected Official Members to the three Convention Standing Committees.  These Party Leader Members serve in addition to and together with the over 160 members that are elected in each and every state to those same committees.
"I am extremely proud of the experienced group of individuals who are ready and dedicated to serving our Party on the Convention Committees," said DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. "This slate represents the great variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences that make up our Party. We wanted to make sure that the diversity of our party was reflected to the highest levels in terms of race, gender, age, and geography and feel confident that these individuals will do a tremendous job in this capacity."
The bulk of the Standing Committee members will be elected from the states and territories during the delegate selection process.
The Chair also appointed Committee Co-Chairs as follows:
*         Credentials Committee: Lorraine Miller and Jim Roosevelt
*         Rules Committee: Former State Senator Leticia Van de Putte and former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank
*         Platform Committee: Governor Dan Malloy and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin
###
-----Original Message-----
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 1:09 PM
To: Linskey, Annie
Cc: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: DNC platform committee
Thanks, Annie, for your note. Great to see you last weekend!
I'm traveling today but copying Luis here who can help you out.
All best,
Mark
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
> On May 3, 2016, at 10:28 AM, Linskey, Annie
> wrote:
>
> Hey Mark --
>
> Great to see you over the weekend at the parties. I kind of loved the Renwick one the most.
>
> I'm trying to figure out the Democratic party platform writing process, and wondering if you can provide some help with that. When do the drafting committees start getting appointed and meeting? Also, can you send me a list of who is on the party platform committee?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Annie
>
> --
> Annie Linskey
> Boston Globe
> DC Bureau
> desk: 202-857-5131
> cell: 443-627-0556
> @annielinskey