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Trump Adviser Caught On Tape Discussing ‘Aggressive’ Voter Suppression In 2020
Trump Signs Congress Bill Restoring Funding For Black Colleges
Justin Clark, a senior political adviser and senior counsel to Trump’s reelec- tion campaign, was caught discussing 2020 voter sup- pression efforts while at a Wisconsin chapter meeting of the Republican National Lawyers Association, accord- ing to the AP, though Clark denies it and says he was dis- cussing “false accusations” that the GOP engages in voter suppression.
Clark can be heard on tape at the event saying, “Traditionally it’s always been Republicans suppress- ing votes in places. Let’s start protecting our voters. We know where they are. ... Let’s start playing offense a little bit. That’s what you’re going to see in 2020. It’s going to be a much bigger program, a much more aggressive pro- gram, a much better-funded program.”
Clark continued, “We’ve
WASHINGTON - South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn said Saturday he is not going to be intimidated by anyone in the White House after President Donald Trump's reelection campaign falsely suggested Clyburn called for Trump's hanging.
"They're bullies. They're trying to intimidate," the House Majority Whip told CNN's Fredricka Whit- field on "Newsroom."
"My goodness, what I've been through in this country, what I go through every day, you aren't going to intimidate me," he continued. "They can attempt all they want to. I'm going to continue to speak out the way I know to speak out, the way I should speak out to represent my con- stituents, the way I should,
Justin Clark, senior politi- cal adviser and senior counsel to Trump’s reelection cam- paign
all seen the tweets about voter fraud, blah, blah, blah. Every time we’re in with [Trump], he asks what are we doing about voter fraud? What are we doing about voter fraud?’ The point is he’s committed to this, he be- lieves in it and he will do whatever it takes to make sure it’s successful.”
REP. JAMES CLYBURN
and I'm not going to be in- timidated by people who hide behind some tweet."
Clyburn said: "I am not going to be intimidated by anybody in this White House or by anybody out in the blo- gosphere. I've lived too long to be intimidated by any- body."
President Donald Trump last Thursday signed a bipartisan bill that will per- manently provide more than $250 million a year to the na- tion’s historically black col- leges and universities, along with dozens of other institu- tions that serve large shares of minority students.
In signing the bill, Trump said historically black schools have “never had better cham- pions in the White House.”
“When I took office, I promised to fight for HBCUs, and my administration con- tinues to deliver,” Trump said. “A few months ago, funding for HBCUs was in
Michael Lomax, president and CEO of the United Negro Col- lege Fund, thanked Trump and the thousands of advocates who lobbied Congress to support the bill.
jeopardy. But the White House and Congress came
together and reached a his- toricagreement.”
Deval Patrick Lays Out Policy Vision
WASHINGTON — Dem- ocratic presidential candi- date Deval Patrick on Thursday outlined a broad policy agenda while jabbing at his progressive rivals for proposals that he considers too ideologically inflexible.
“A politics that says we have to agree on everything before we can work together on anything, that offers gov- ernment by slogan and short-term wins, that con- sistently puts power ahead of principle, is exactly the kind of politics that brought us to this point,” the former Massachusetts governor writes. He advocates for “leadership that builds bridges.”
Patrick outlines four themes:
—“Opportunity Agenda,” focused on education, eco- nomic and infrastructure investment.
—“Reform Agenda,” fo- cused on health care, crimi- nal justice, immigration and tax policy.
—“Democracy Agenda,”
DEVAL PATRICK
Rep. James Clyburn: 'I Am Not Going To Be Intimidated By Anybody In This White House'
with proposals to expand access to voting.
—“Leadership Agenda,” which focuses on his views on America’s role globally.
Patrick also expresses support for eliminating the Electoral College and backs a universal national service program — proposals that, early on, helped South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s cam- paign stand out. Patrick proposes allowing individu- als to receive free tuition and fees at a public college or university for every year
they serve.
On health care, Patrick
express support for provid- ing a public option within the Obama-era health law, “one that is free to some and low cost to others, and that could even be modeled on Medicare.”
His education proposals include free schooling from prekindergarten to commu- nity college, or the first two years of a four-year college, and allowing people to refi- nance their student loan debt.
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