Amy Klobuchar is running for president: Here are some congressional basics

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Amy Klobuchar is running for president: Here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette

Posted February 11, 2019 at 4:54pm

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Senator Amy Klobuchar announced her candidacy for president Sunday in the middle of a snowstorm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Klobuchar is now the sixth senator to enter the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.

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