Democrats' presidential hopefuls jockey to outdo one another with pre-debate promises
by Evan Halper and Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times
Jun 24, 2019
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders burnished his socialist bona fides - and sought to one-up progressive rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts - with a $1.6 trillion plan to pay off all the country's college debt, an idea that could be more of a boon to the rich than the poor. Joe Biden, the former vice president and leader in current polls, rolled out an immigration plan.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee built out his framework for a future free of fossil fuels. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke set out a multipart plan to improve services, including health care, job training and mental health support, for veterans, financed with savings from ending the wars in
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