It Happened on Medium
Political roundup: April 2016
1. Senator Jeanne Shaheen details her legislation that establishes basic rights for survivors of of sexual assault.
2. Carly Fiorina announces she is joining the Cruz ticket to stop Donald Trump, and Ted Cruz welcomes her aboard.
3. Hillary Clinton dispels three myths about equal pay and takes aim at Donald Trump over his comments about punishment for women who have abortions.
4. Senators Cory Booker and Tim Scott launch a publication focused on public and private partnerships to revitalize distressed American cities.
5. Rep. Will Hurd details three things America can do right now to enhance national security.
6 Senator Ron Wyden takes aim at the FBI and Department of Justice for “throwing spaghetti at the wall in the encryption debate.”
7. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy launches the Innovation Initiative to focus on bringing information + technology + entrepreneurship into governing.
8. Jim DeMint makes the case that “Progressives throw money at problems. Conservatives solve them.”
9. Six US Senators, including Cory Booker, Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Mark Kirk, Tammy Baldwin, Senator Patty Murray, and Patrick Leahy, write an open letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver to protest North Carolina’s “bathroom bill.”
10.Barack Obama responds to a letter from Mari Copeny, a young girl and activist in Flint Michigan, and announces his visit to her city.
