Rep. Jim Langevin announced today that he has endorsed the presidential bid of Sen. Hillary Clinton and will serve as an honorary chairman of her RI campaign. Langevin released the following statement:
"I am excited and honored to announce my support for my colleague in Congress and friend, Senator Hillary Clinton, for President. I firmly believe that Senator Clinton has the experience, strength and vision to lead our country from her very first day as President.
There's more.
"I have long admired Senator Clinton, from her initial days as our First Lady working to solve our nation's health care crisis to her tenure in the Senate, where she continues to champion the needs of the less fortunate.
"Now more than ever we need a leader with Senator Clinton's experience both nationally and internationally. After eight long years of Republican partisanship and divisive politics, our country will benefit from her keen willingness to bring people together on every subject. Finding the common ground on a wide variety of issues is what our nation needs right now to put us back on track both here and abroad. She is the best person to achieve these goals and so much more – including ending our involvement in Iraq and mending our international relationships to achieving energy independence and making health care affordable for everyone."
Since RI is Clinton country, this isn't all that surprising, but what is interesting to note is that Langevin will be on the same team as many pro-choice activists - such as Emily's List, NARAL, NOW, etc... - who have opposed him in the past because of his anti-choice positions.