Bustos backing Clinton for President

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos says she will support Presidential Candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton as her choice for the job.

An Associated Press report released today includes Bustos as one of 13 Illinois superdelegates to announce their approval.

The East Moline Democrat tells WGIL that she supports Clinton for a number of reasons.

“I like the fact that she is proven,” says Bustos. “She has been a public figure for decades now. I appreciate what she stands for. I think I am in-sync with her not just from a policy perspective, but because of the fact that she is a mother, a grandmother and a wife.”

Bustos says Clinton is an advocate for Illinois. She also says she is no stranger to working with the former First Lady.

“She was born and raised in Illinois, so she knows our state. She has come back here often over her career. She was just here on Labor Day and I stood up on the stage with her. It was a good time to interact with her.”

Clinton faces Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley in the primary election. Of all 26 Illinois superdelgates, four delegates are uncommitted and nine did not respond to the AP survey.

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