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Gillibrand proposes Clean Elections Plan   May 1, 2019: Kirsten Gillibrand proposed a new voucher system for contributions to candidates. Eric Swalwell qualified for the presidential debates via the polling method. Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “We were one single human being short of being viable in my precinct. If you don’t get 15 percent, you get zero.” – Kevin McCarthy, former Iowa House majority leader on Biden’s performance in the 2008 Iowa caucus Democrats Joe Biden spent $800,000 on digital ads in the first week of his campaign, including more than the next five candidates combined on Facebook. Cory Booker reintroduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, which would require a bond hearing for all detained immigrants. According to an analysis by McClatchy, Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris have received the most contributions from former donors to other candidates, particularly Beto O'Rourke. Buttigieg also released his tax returns showing he and his husband earned $152,643 in 2018 and paid an effective tax rate of 13 percent. Julián Castro tweeted that Attorney General William Barr should be impeached following his handling of the Mueller report. John Delaney will campaign in Davenport and Ottumwa, Iowa. Kirsten Gillibrand proposed a “Clean Elections Plan”—a voucher system giving each voter up to $600 to contribute to candidates he or she supports. A candidate would only be eligible to receive these “democracy dollars” if he or she agreed not to receive contributions larger than $200 per donor. The current maximum is $2,800 per donor per primary and general election cycle. Commenting on the crisis in Venezuela, the Mike Gravel Twitter account posted, “At this crucial moment, Sen. Mike Gravel stands with the people of Venezuela against American imperialism. What is happening in that nation is an internal matter, and American provocations have no place. The U.S. must stay out of it.” John Hickenlooper, Seth Moulton, and Tim Ryan spoke at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. While campaigning in Iowa, Wayne Messam appeared on a KCCI News program. O’Rourke concluded his campaign trip through California with a town hall in San Diego. Bernie Sanders wrote an op-ed in USA Today on voting rights for incarcerated individuals. Eric Swalwell reached 1 percent support in three polls, qualifying him to participate in the first Democratic presidential debate in June. Sixteen other candidates have qualified. Elizabeth Warren called for the impeachment of Trump during an interview on MSNBC. Andrew Yang participated in a Business Insider Today town hall Tuesday night that was live-streamed on Facebook Republicans Donald Trump will hold his next campaign rally in Panama City Beach, Florida, on May 8. What We’re Reading Fox News: Trump will win in 2020 with help from Pennsylvania Politico: The sanctification of Donald Trump The Week: The 2020 Democrats don't have to be nice to one another Flashback: May 1, 2015 Jeb Bush hired Jose Mallea, Marco Rubio’s 2010 Senate campaign manager, to serve as his Hispanic outreach director.