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June 7, 2019

Jay Inslee: Democratic National Committee Refusing to Hold Debate on Climate
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Washington governor and 2020 presidential hopeful Jay Inslee says the
Democratic National Committee is refusing to schedule a candidate debate
on the climate crisis. Inslee said Thursday he was told by the DNC that
if he participates in any non-DNC-affiliated debate on the climate, he
would be disinvited to future debates held by the committee. Inslee
called the move a "deeply disappointing" attempt to blacklist
candidates. He said in a statement, "The DNC is silencing the voices of
Democratic activists, many of our progressive partner organizations, and
nearly half of the Democratic presidential field, who want to debate the
existential crisis of our time."


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