Clinton lays out plan to help American workers

[applegrove]

Clinton lays out plan to help American workers

By Dan Merica, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/hillary-clinton-trade-bernie-sanders/index.html

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Detroit (CNN)—Hillary Clinton laid out a sweeping plan to boost American workers while speaking at a car part manufacturing plant in Detroit on Friday, pledging to punish companies that leave the United States, boost unions and enforce trade policies.

In what her campaign billed as major policy address on the economy and jobs, Clinton gave a nod to the fact that she supported major trade deals that some Democrats believe have hurt American workers, while defending herself against stepped-up attacks on the issue from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, her opponent in the Democratic race.

"On the Democratic side, we agree on a number of things. But I don't think we can answer that question by re-fighting battles from 20 years ago," Clinton said in a nod to the fact she backed the North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade deal that Sanders has cited to attack the former first lady.

Clinton added, "Anyone running for president owes it to you to come up with real ideas, not an ideology, not an old set of talking points, but a credible strategy designed for the world we live in now. And that is exactly what I am here today to do."



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[ucrdem]

1. Hope this means we're past the tricky part.

Because it's way past time to get down to business.

[applegrove]

2. ?

[kristopher]

7. You mean accommodating the $153,000,000 in legal bribery?

Yes getting past that to serve the bottom 99% is a very tricky path to navigate.

[dana_b]

3. stop supporting outsourcing to India, China, Mexico, Ms. Clinton

you also supported your husband's ideas that caused the demise of Detroit in the first place. "I don't think we can answer that question by re-fighting battles from 20 years ago" - tell that to the people who are STILL suffering because of NAFTA. Lost jobs, no retraining, bankruptcies, can't send kids to college.

THIS is happening now - not 20 years ago:
http://www.examiner.com/article/1-400-u-s-workers-learn-their-jobs-are-being-outsourced-to-china-video-shows

It's not just 20 years ago - it's NOW and it's partly YOUR fault! Why would anyone believe a word out of her mouth??

It's a little disingenuous, don't cha think?

[Orsino]

4. She's found a tax she likes!

But eff-yoo on TPP and NAFTA, because we can't refight old battles.

I wonder if she's still willing to refight Citizens United?

[Avalux]

5. TPP? TPP? TPP?

What she owes to us is her unequivocal commitment to kill it. That won't happen of course.

[Lucinda]

6. TY ~ KNR

[Barack_America]

8. How long ago was that Colombian trade deal?