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Warren releases $100 billion platform to combat opioid epidemic   May 9, 2019: Beto O’Rourke hired Barack Obama delegate adviser Jeff Berman. Elizabeth Warren released a $100 billion plan to combat the opioid epidemic.  Share the latest from the campaign trail.         Notable Quote of the Day “Being a governor ain’t what it used to be in running for the White House. … In choosing Trump, Americans went for the ultimate outsider, someone with zero government experience. Governors’ shtick, if you will, has been usurped.”  – Saladin Ambar, author of How Governors Built the Modern American Presidency Democrats Joe Biden attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles hosted by a Kaiser Permanente board member. Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which has been been in active bargaining with Kaiser Permanente for months, protested the fundraiser. Cory Booker launched the eight-week volunteer training program “Justice Academy” in New Jersey and the four early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. Pete Buttigieg arrived in California Wednesday, where he will headline more than 10 fundraisers over the next three days. Julián Castro and John Delaney discussed their campaign strategies and the Trump administration in interviews on PBS NewsHour. Kamala Harris introduced the EQUAL Defense Act Wednesday to use $250 million to create pay parity for public defenders, establish workload limits, and train attorneys. In an interview on MTP Daily, John Hickenlooper said his life experience away from Washington, D.C., distinguished him from fellow Coloradan candidate Michael Bennet. Jay Inslee signed a bill banning hydraulic fracking in Washington state. Amy Klobuchar wrote an op-ed in The Los Angeles Times on how to protect U.S. elections from foreign influence. Klobuchar also appeared on a Fox News town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she discussed her progressive identity, Joe Biden’s entry into the race, and Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing. Fox News political commentator Marie Harf is joining Seth Moulton’s campaign as deputy campaign manager for policy and communications. Beto O'Rourke hired Jeff Berman as his senior adviser for delegate strategy last month. “His work in a similar role is credited with helping catapult Obama past favorite Hillary Clinton during the 2008 race,” according to the Associated Press. O’Rourke made his first presidential campaign visit to Minnesota Wednesday. California weekly The Argonaut profiled and interviewed Tim Ryan during a campaign stop at the Venice Boardwalk. Bernie Sanders campaign staffers ratified a collective bargaining agreement. They will be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 400. Eric Swalwell’s campaign staffers also unionized with representation from the Teamsters. Elizabeth Warren published her plan to combat the opioid epidemic Wednesday on Medium. She wrote that states and communities would receive $100 billion in federal funding over ten years for early intervention programs, addiction treatment, and mental health services. Marianne Williamson appeared on The Kim Iversen Show Thursday. Republicans Donald Trump held his fourth Make America Great Again rally this year in Panama City Beach, Florida, where he criticized Democrats for not doing enough to provide disaster relief funding. On the Cusp: Tracking Potential Candidates Howard Schultz has not made a public appearance since a visit to Arizona in late April. A spokesperson said he was recovering from back surgery. What We’re Reading Governing: 'Being Governor Ain't What It Used to Be': How Their Road to the White House Became an Uphill Climb Guardian: ’My chances? Not zero, but close': the 2020 Republicans taking on Trump – with no hope of winning Politico: These 4 Democrats dominate the 2020 media primary Flashback: May 8, 2015 While discussing foreign policy at the South Carolina Freedom Summit, Marco Rubio compared his anti-terrorism approach to the movie Taken. “On our strategy on global jihadists and terrorists, I refer them to the movie Taken. Have you seen the movie Taken? Liam Neeson. He had a line, and this is what our strategy should be: 'We will look for you, we will find you, and we will kill you.’”