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Sanders calls for expanding Medicare for All   March 11, 2019: Pete Buttigieg, John Delaney, and Tulsi Gabbard were featured in town halls televised by CNN over the weekend. Bernie Sanders calls for a long-term care provision in Medicare for All plan. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “My plan is to vote for the Republican nominee, yes. … Unless Beto O’Rourke decides to run as a Republican, which I don’t think he’s planning on doing.” –Will Hurd, U.S. representative from Texas who declined to endorse Trump in 2016 Democrats Cory Booker announced he had hired more national and early state staffers Monday: Julie McClain Downey as director of state communications, Chris Moyer as New Hampshire communications director, Sabrina Singh as national press secretary, and Vanessa Valdivia as Nevada communications director. Pete Buttigieg participated in a town hall televised by CNN, where he discussed the Supreme Court, military experience, and potential impeachment proceedings against Trump. Speaking at SXSW, Julián Castro said he would create a commission to investigate reparations for slavery. He also discussed his decision to go on the national stage instead of remaining in Texas. John Delaney also participated in a televised town hall on CNN, discussing the Trump administration and his opposition to embracing socialism. Tulsi Gabbard was the third candidate to participate in a town hall televised by CNN Sunday, where she discussed foreign policy, her previous opposition to same-sex marriage, and her military experience. Politico reported on how Kirsten Gillibrand’s office handled allegations of sexual misconduct that led to the accuser resigning in protest. Kamala Harris made her third presidential visit to South Carolina, including speaking at the Charleston Black Expo. John Hickenlooper campaigned in Iowa Friday and Saturday where he pointed to his executive experience as governor of Colorado as something that distinguished himself from the field. Jay Inslee advocated ending the filibuster to pass legislation on climate change and called on other 2020 presidential candidates to also support eliminating the filibuster. At SXSW, Amy Klobuchar said there should be an investigation into whether breaking up Facebook and Google would be a good antitrust measure. Bernie Sanders called for expanding Medicare for All by adding a long-term care provision. In a post on Medium, Elizabeth Warren said she would strengthen antitrust enforcement in the tech sector. She wrote, “I want to make sure that the next generation of great American tech companies can flourish. … That’s why my administration will make big, structural changes to the tech sector to promote more competition — including breaking up Amazon, Facebook, and Google.” Republicans White House communications director Bill Shine resigned from his post Friday to join Donald Trump’s re-election campaign as a senior adviser. Bill Weld was interviewed by Yahoo! News about his decision to run as a Republican and his experience working in the Justice Department. On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Joe Biden is reportedly considering placing his headquarters in Philadelphia. He is also scheduled to speak at the annual conference of the International Association of Fire Fighters on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. When asked if he planned to run for president at SXSW, John Kasich said, “I don’t know what I’m going to do. At some point there’s an internal clock for all of us and there are deadlines, but they’re not here yet. I’ll tell you this though, I’m not in a Hail Mary. I run when I think I can win. So we assess things just about every week, sometimes every day, and we’ll see. I’m not closing anything down, I just don’t know.” Although Beto O’Rourke has not yet entered the presidential race, he has already drawn a negative ad set to air in Iowa in this week from Club for Growth. Howard Schultz spoke at SXSW, where he said his candidacy would ”disrupt the system with a centrist approach.” What We’re Reading Boston Herald: Don't count out Hillary in 2020 just yet Politico: 'This Is Not 2016': What People Don't Get About Bernie Sanders and Race The Washington Post: Everyone is underestimating Trump. It could hurt Democrats and Republicans alike. Flashback: March 11, 2015 The Washington Post published a profile of Martin O’Malley, writing, “Democrats pining for an alternative to Hillary Rodham Clinton are hungry for a liberal lion, and Martin O’Malley has been doing his best to fill the role.”