国际英语资讯:New York senator Gillibrand joins crowded group of Democratic presidential hopefuls
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 17-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="jockeying">jockeying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="wins">wins</span>," <span word="Kirsten">Kirsten</span> <span word="Gillibrand">Gillibrand</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2.5-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brave">Brave</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brave">brave</span>. <span word="Brave">Brave</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pit">pit</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="hate">hate</span>, <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="does">does</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Gillibrand">Gillibrand</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span>, <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="kickoff">kickoff</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 24.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="critic">critic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prided">prided</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="nominees">nominees</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="misconduct">misconduct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="Gillibrand">Gillibrand</span>, 52, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tapped">tapped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>, <span word="Gillibrand">Gillibrand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="lagging">lagging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="Sanders">Sanders</span>, <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Kamala">Kamala</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Beto">Beto</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Rourke">Rourke</span>.</p>
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