They ‘Wrote the Damn Bill’: 2020 Hopefuls Go on Bill-Filing Spree
- Amy Klobuchar ranks third in Congress in new bills this year
- Candidates use Hill staff to advance their campaign positions
2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates, from left, Marianne Williamson, Tim Ryan, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, John Hickenlooper, John Delaney and Steve Bullock, in Detroit, Michigan, on July 30.
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Half of the 10 members of Congress seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have already hit career highs in bill-drafting productivity this year, and it’s only August.
One -- Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota -- ranks third in the entire 535-member Congress.