Clinton called for relaxing regulation of the drug at the federal level, but she stopped short of advocating decriminalization, as Sanders has done.
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Standing next to Clinton as she signed the paperwork was Dick Swett, former congressman from New Hampshire; Jim Demers, President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign co-chairman; Susan Lynch, former New Hampshire first lady; Bill Shaheen, Democratic Sen.
“No Chuck, This is exactly what the media does”, Sanders responded when asked if he was planning on continuing to attack Clinton.
“But Bernie Sanders campaign cried foul, questioning the validity of the endorsement given the fact Sanders’ voting score from the same group is higher than the one they give Clinton”. She has a town hall meeting tonight at 6:15 p.m.at Windham High School. The event continued her focus on minority voters, as calls to combat gun violence, enact immigration legislation and reform criminal justice laws have emerged as central themes of her campaign.
Clinton later joined with environmentalists in Nashua, where she credited Obama’s decision last week to reject the Keystone XL pipeline and recent decisions to cancel lease sales in the Arctic.
On Saturday, Clinton praised the activists for their energy but urged them to take a closer look at her proposals. This week’s voter repeal of the LGBT-inclusive Houston Equal Rights Ordinance shows the need to keep fighting for equality, she said. “I wish they had listened”.
“When President Obama was running for reelection, I was glad to step up and work very hard for him, while Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him”, he said Friday, referring to Sanders’s suggestion in a 2011 interview that “it would be a good idea if President Obama faced a few primary opposition”. Clinton has fired back accusing Sanders of being soft on gun control and even suggesting Sanders was sexist for claiming she was “shouting” on the issue of guns in America. The league agreed with former Sen.
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Sanders has had trouble nationally putting a dent in Clinton’s advantage among African-Americans, a dynamic that could pave the way for her nomination given black voters’ strong influence in SC and other Southern primaries that dominate the opening stretch of the 2016 primary calendar. As a generation of young Americans struggles to deal with the crushing burden of student debt, Hillary for America’s latest TV ad, “Compact,”highlights Hillary Clinton’s plan to reduce the cost of college”. States that agree would win grants from the federal government.
