Senate democrat. This morning, well hear from senator klobuchar about how she would shape the policy landscape as president , including her views on issues ranging from Climate Change to infrastructure to health care. Recently, senator klobuchar outlined more than 100 things she would do during her first 100 days as president. We probably wont get into all 100 day, but lets get started. Please welcome senator klobuchar and the Washington Post robert costa. [ applause ] thank you, robert. Thank you again, senator. Please, take a seat. Good morning. Im bob costa, National Political reporter here at the Washington Post. Thanks so much for joining us this morning for another post live 2020 conversation. Thank you so much, senator klobuchar, for being here this morning. Thank you, bob. Taking some time off the campaign trail. We cover her on capitol hill and on the campaign trail now, of course. Former prosecutor from minnesota, u. S. Senator, now running for president. Youre facing a lot o
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