Delaney pledges sole focus on 'bipartisan proposals' in first 100 days of presidency

Former Rep. John DelaneyJohn DelaneyThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what ‘policing’ means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight Minnesota AG Keith Ellison says racism is a bigger problem than police behavior; 21 states see uptick in cases amid efforts to reopen The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan says there will be consequences from fraying US-China relations; WHO walks back claims on asymptomatic spread of virus MORE (D-Md.), who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, pledged Sunday that he would focus solely on bipartisan proposals during his first 100 days in the White House if elected.

“What the American people are really looking for is a leader to try to bring us together, not actually talk like half the country’s entirely wrong about everything they believe, focus on where we have common ground, talk about big things for our future and really do things differently,” he said during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”

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“One of the things I’ve pledged is in my first hundred days only to do bipartisan proposals,” Delaney added.

Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney, the first Democrat to jump into the 2020 race, calls for bipartisanship and says if he were elected president, he pledges to “only to do bipartisan proposals” in his first 100 days in office https://t.co/P6iz1j1VA4 #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/Q0y2OHY60I

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Delaney formally announced his bid for the presidency in 2017, becoming the first Democrat to enter what is likely to be a crowded primary.

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When asked Sunday if introducing strictly bipartisan proposals would mean putting “Democratic priorities on the back burner,” Delaney said the first 100 days need to be used to show the American people “that we can actually start solving problems.”

“Then you start talking about some of the big things we need to do to build a better future,” Delaney told “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos, adding that he supports universal health care and legislation to combat climate change.