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Notable comment frm Biden today on Sanders's Medicare-for-all plan, which seemed like a Harris reference: “Now, you have a lot of people out there supporting his plan that are running saying, ‘But I’m not for that tax,’” Biden said, arguing middle class tax is inevitable. — PolitiTweet.org

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Also: the Biden campaign health-care policy covers 80 percent of premiums for employees. The Sanders policy covers 100 percent of premiums for employees making $36K or less. Those making more get 85 percent coverage. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden camp says they pay hourly workers (interns) on the campaign a minimum wage of $15 an hour. Field organizers are salaried at $4k a month with health care benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeneps: .@WaPoSean and I asked VP Biden about Sanders pay issue and what Biden’s views are. Biden said it’s “for Bernie to decide” how… — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoeBiden @BernieSanders Have reached out to the Biden campaign to seek clarity on what they are paying their field organizers and whether they are paying all campaign workers $15/hr. Will update when I get an answer. 3/3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoeBiden @BernieSanders Reporter asked: "Should campaign workers be paid a 15-dollar minimum wage?" Biden: “I think so, yes.” "Is that what you're paying your field organizers?" "Are field organizers making that?" we asked. Biden: "The answer is I think that's true but I gotta double-check." 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked @JoeBiden about @BernieSanders campaign workers pushing for higher wages. He declined to weigh in. " I don't have any idea what they're doing on Bernie's campaign. That’s for Bernie to decide.” 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @katieglueck: Biden at a fundraiser in CA, per pooler @WaPoSean : "I find it fascinating, they talk about pass the torch, it’s the time.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren/Buttigieg field organizers make $3500 a month, which comes to $42K a year. (This is the figure Sanders campaign manager @fshakir offered the union representing Sanders; the union rejected it.) Sanders field organizers currently make 36K. https://t.co/Zf3Omia1Wg — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW tonight: @BernieSanders defends his campaign’s salaries after Post report of labor dispute with unionized organizers: https://t.co/Zf3OmhSr4I — PolitiTweet.org

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“Through that framework, we are committed to addressing concerns in good faith through the bargaining process.” (3/3) — PolitiTweet.org

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“I'm also proud to have a staff that is just as dedicated to the power of collective bargaining and upholding the work of the labor movement, as I too have fought for for many years. We have a historic contract agreement that provides unprecedented protections and benefits... 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Statement from @BernieSanders to The Washington Post: “I am very proud to be the first U.S. Senator to make sure that everybody in my Senate office receives $15 an hour and to be the first presidential candidate to to recognize a union and negotiate a union contract... 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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First response from @BernieSanders to yesterday's story ------> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mateagold: Hope Hicks was not involved in discussions to pay Stormy Daniels hush money, her attorney says via @PostRoz https://t.co/hJH… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cathleendecker: The July debate stages are set, and half the field should enjoy their time in the limelight: they may not make it back… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Given our campaign’s commitment to fighting for a living wage of at least $15.00 an hour, we believe it is only fair that the campaign would carry through this commitment to its own field team.” https://t.co/qcAaTY3A7S — PolitiTweet.org

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“I am struggling financially to do my job, and in my state, we’ve already had 4 people quit in the past 4 weeks because of financial struggles,” wrote one staffer. Another wrote that co-workers “shouldn’t have to get payday loans to sustain themselves.” https://t.co/TmirGFKNpO — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW tonight: Unionized campaign organizers working for the @BernieSanders campaign are battling with its management, arguing their compensation does not meet the standards Sanders espouses in his rhetoric, according to internal communications: https://t.co/4zb8gvULH6 — PolitiTweet.org

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NEWS: Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to challenge his Dem presidential rivals Wednesday to refuse campaign donations from executives and lobbyists of health insurance and pharmaceutical companies, upping the pressure on Joe Biden: https://t.co/QTphjup1EW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AaronBlake: McConnell completely ignores the question -- twice. https://t.co/r7pIxTuFgR — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @costareports: My latest w/ ⁦@WaPoSean:⁩ Sanders took on Biden today, offering one of the most comprehensive policy and political critiq… — PolitiTweet.org

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Important read here from @ToluseO on the business community's capitulation to Trump in the face of controversy after controversy: https://t.co/xh2np6oetW — PolitiTweet.org

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Eager to dive into @TimAlberta’s new book this week. The time and effort he put into it shows in all of the vivid and richly reported excerpts and previews. Congrats to a tremendous reporter (and now author!) and an even better friend. https://t.co/pLkwfDDZQV — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s explosive mix of white grievance and anti-immigrant nativism helped elect him and has reshaped the Republican Party around white identity politics, via @michaelscherer https://t.co/kZcOZn6UDQ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @myhlee: NEW: 5 things we learned about how 2020 presidential hopefuls are raising & spending money. From me & @anu_narayan: 1. There'… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: After he mistakenly referred to “Two Corinthians” in the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump privately lashed out at “so-called Chr… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @costareports: Make sure to watch the Tuesday livestream of my one-on-one interview with @BernieSanders for @PostLive. We'll discuss the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ajjaffe: News: Booker's senior Iowa adviser Joe O'Hern has left the campaign, citing personal reasons: https://t.co/x59paOnNIs — PolitiTweet.org

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The fight over health care has burst to the forefront of the Dem race, with defenders of the ACA, such as Joe Biden, and advocates of a broader Medicare-for-all system, notably Bernie Sanders, launching more aggressive attacks on each other. https://t.co/PIHGCqMlKJ — PolitiTweet.org