Subject: dailies 5.18.16
From: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
To: "Kasnetz, Joel" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 08:12:41 -0700

MARSHA BLACKBURN

NDAA

Marsha Blackburn: "Today I'm Voting To Restore Strength, Agility And #READINESS To Our Armed Forces. #FY17NDAA" [@MarshaBlackburn, Twitter, 5/17/16<https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/732608915431641088>]

Music

Marsha Blackburn: "Support Is Growing For #Fairplayfairpay To Ensure Music Creators Receive Fair Compensation For Their Work." [@MarshaBlackburn, Twitter, 5/18/16<https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/732943637974253568>]

New Yorker On Liberal Jerrold Nadler And Conservative Marsha Blackburn Fighting For The Fair Play Fair Pay Act:" If The Two Of Them Can Find Common Ground On This Issue, Maybe The Rest Of Congress Can, Too." "The proposed law, known as the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, is born of unusual parentage. Its lead sponsors in the House of Representatives are Jerrold Nadler, who represents Manhattan and ranks as one of the most liberal legislators in Congress, and Marsha Blackburn, of Tennessee, one of the most conservative. If the two of them can find common ground on this issue, maybe the rest of Congress can, too." [New Yorker, 5/18/16<http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/congresss-chance-to-be-fair-to-musicians>]

CFPB

Marsha Blackburn Retweet: "The #CFPB Is An Agency That Has Abused Power It Never Should Have Had In The First Place." [@FinancialCmte, Twitter, 5/18/16<https://twitter.com/FinancialCmte/status/732937827462209536>]

Contraception

Marsha Blackburn On The Supreme Court's Decision To Accept A Compromise On The Contraception Mandate: "The Decision Sends A Clear Message That The Administration Has Once Again Overstepped Its Constitutional Authority." [@MarshaBlackburn, Twitter, 5/17/16<https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/732684688297431040>]

Net Neutrality

Marsha Blackburn "Do You Prefer The Internet As We Have Known It Or A Government Controlled Internet?" [@MarshaBlackburn, Twitter, 5/17/16<https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/732662131372523521>]

TSA
Marsha Blackburn: "RT If You Agree With Me That #TSA Jobs Need To Be Privatized." [@MarshaBlackburn, Twitter, 5/17/16<https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/732623463584796673>]

Misc Social Media

Marsha Blackburn: "Ben Rhodes Has Admitted They Purposefully And Intentionally Deceived The American People." [@MarshaBlackburn, Twitter, 5/17/16<https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/732639415403712512>]

Marsha Blackburn: "Assembling Care Packages & Sending Thanks To Our Servicemembers This #Militaryappreciationmonth @The_USO" [@MarshaBlackburn, Twitter, 5/17/16<https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/732677667368148992>]

Trump

WUSA9: Marsha Blackburn "Has Known Trump Since 2008." "In an interview Tuesday, Blackburn, who has known Trump since 2008, said she believes women voters will come around to Trump now that the primary is behind him because of his stances on key issues. 'A lot of voters will tell you they are furious about the lack of attention on national security, jobs and economic security and interestingly enough a growing issue - retirement security,' Blackburn said. Blackburn also acknowledged that Trump's language and tone - like that of a number of men in male-dominated workplaces, she said - could stand to be modified." [WUSA9, 5/17/16<http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/top-female-supporter-on-capitol-hill-says-women-will-come-around-to-trump/200136763>]

Marsha Blackburn On Donald Trump And Women: "Yes, He Does Have Room For Improvement And He Needs To Be Very Diligent In Approaching That And How He's Going To Approach" His Relationship With Women Voters. "In an interview Tuesday, Blackburn, who has known Trump since 2008, said she believes women voters will come around to Trump now that the primary is behind him because of his stances on key issues. 'A lot of voters will tell you they are furious about the lack of attention on national security, jobs and economic security and interestingly enough a growing issue - retirement security,' Blackburn said. Blackburn also acknowledged that Trump's language and tone - like that of a number of men in male-dominated workplaces, she said - could stand to be modified. 'He has said some things I would have preferred that he not say,' Blackburn said. 'And yes, he does have room for improvement and he needs to be very diligent in approaching that and how he's going to approach [his relationship with women voters.]'" [WUSA9, 5/17/16<http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/top-female-supporter-on-capitol-hill-says-women-will-come-around-to-trump/200136763>]

Marsha Blackburn On A Priorities USA Ad Hitting Trump On Women: "'I Am Pleased To Hear That Priorities USA Has Released Such An Ad, Because It's A Waste Of Money, So Good! Let Them Spend Their Money On That, Because It Is More Of The Expected Noise Of A Campaign." "Blackburn shrugged off the release of two new attack ads produced by Democratic SuperPAC Priorities USA, which show highlight Trump's past inflammatory and sexist language about women. 'I am pleased to hear that Priorities USA has released such an ad, because it's a waste of money, so good! Let them spend their money on that, because it is more of the expected noise of a campaign,' she said." [WUSA9, 5/17/16<http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/top-female-supporter-on-capitol-hill-says-women-will-come-around-to-trump/200136763>]

WUSA9: Marsha Blackburn "Called The Idea Of Putting A Woman On The Ticket As Trump's VP 'Fantastic.'" "Blackburn called the idea of putting a woman on the ticket as Trump's VP 'fantastic.' She did not directly answer when asked if she was being vetted by the campaign. 'There's nothing, nothing that I can say,' Blackburn said. 'I think that if service is something that is made available to someone or offered to someone, then of course you seriously consider that. But right now at this point I think that Mr. Trump and Corey Lewandowski are the two who know who is actually in the process of being vetted.'" [WUSA9, 5/17/16<http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/top-female-supporter-on-capitol-hill-says-women-will-come-around-to-trump/200136763>]

WUSA9: Marsha Blackburn "Did Not Directly Answer When Asked If She Was Being Vetted By The Campaign." "Blackburn called the idea of putting a woman on the ticket as Trump's VP 'fantastic.' She did not directly answer when asked if she was being vetted by the campaign. 'There's nothing, nothing that I can say,' Blackburn said. 'I think that if service is something that is made available to someone or offered to someone, then of course you seriously consider that. But right now at this point I think that Mr. Trump and Corey Lewandowski are the two who know who is actually in the process of being vetted.'" [WUSA9, 5/17/16<http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/top-female-supporter-on-capitol-hill-says-women-will-come-around-to-trump/200136763>]

Marsha Blackburn On Whether Or Not She Was Being Vetted As Trump's Running Mate: "There's Nothing, Nothing That I Can Say." "Blackburn called the idea of putting a woman on the ticket as Trump's VP 'fantastic.' She did not directly answer when asked if she was being vetted by the campaign. 'There's nothing, nothing that I can say,' Blackburn said. 'I think that if service is something that is made available to someone or offered to someone, then of course you seriously consider that. But right now at this point I think that Mr. Trump and Corey Lewandowski are the two who know who is actually in the process of being vetted.'" [WUSA9, 5/17/16<http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/top-female-supporter-on-capitol-hill-says-women-will-come-around-to-trump/200136763>]

JONI ERNST

Budget

Joni Ernst: "Progress! House Oversight Committee Passed My Bipartisan Program Management Bill Which Would Prevent Tax $$ From Being Wasted Due To Federal Government Mismanagement." [Senator Joni Ernst, Facebook, 5/17/16<https://www.facebook.com/senjoniernst/posts/536275986533840>]

Convention

Joni Ernst Planned To Attend The 2016 GOP Convention And Stay With The Iowa Delegation. "Despite his reluctance to pay inflated costs for a hotel room during the Republican National Convention this summer, Sen. Chuck Grassley has decided to make a brief appearance to meet with fellow Iowans in Cleveland...Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, also plans to attend the convention and will stay with the Iowa delegation, a spokeswoman said." [Quad-City Times, 5/17/16<http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/grassley-plans-fast-in-fast-out-visit-to-gop-convention/article_8043a74f-bfdf-5b6e-b07c-fa66ee270931.html>]

Women In Combat

Oklahoman: Joni Ernst Voted For The Senate Armed Services Defense Bill That Included "A Provision Requiring Women To Register For The Draft. "The Senate Armed Services Committee completed its version of the defense bill last week and included a provision requiring women to register for the draft. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, tried to remove the provision in a closed-door session, but lost by a vote of 7 to 19. Those supporting Lee were conservative red state senators, including Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa. All seven women on the Senate panel-including three Republicans-voted for the requirement that women register for the draft. Among the Republican women voting for the requirement was Sen. Joni Ernst, of Iowa, a U.S. Army veteran who served as a company commander in Iraq." [Oklahoman, 5/17/16<http://newsok.com/article/5498671>]