Las week, Hillary Clinton sat down with the Editorial Board of the New York Daily News for an interview. During the interview, Clinton and the board discuss a number of topics including her thoughts on her Republican rivals and her current battle with Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. A number of platform topics are also discussed including terrorism, economic growth and jobs, improving higher education, and income inequality. The full interview is over an hour long. A video from the interview is below and a transcript is available HERE.
On Monday, a number of campaign events and fundraisers were held in support of Hillary Clinton. In North Carolina, Bill Clinton attended three organizing events in preparation for the state’s primary on March 15. Hosting events in Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte, Bill spoke about his wife’s experience and her career as a change maker. At each of the events, he spoke about a variety of topics including higher education, student debt, heath care, and the economy. He took shots at both the Republican presidential candidates and Hillary’s Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, though he did not mention any of them by name. He asked supports to vote for Hillary in the upcoming primary because “this is a big election.” Videos from the events in Raleigh and Charlotte are below.
Chelsea was in Michigan campaigning for her mother before tomorrow’s primary. Appearing at events in Detroit, East Lansing, and Grand Rapids, Chelsea spoke about her mother’s experience and plans to move the country forward. In Detroit, Chelsea attended a college affordability round table at Wayne State University. She spoke about Hillary’s plan to make college more affordable for those who cannot pay for tuition. She drew a distinction between Hillary’s plan and that of Sanders saying, “Families who have done well in our country should still continue to pay tuition for their students to go to college. For those who haven’t yet done well yet, for lower-class families, even middle-class families, their children should be able to go to public universities tuition-free. Everyone should be able to graduate debt-free.” Sanders’ plan calls for everyone to get free tuition, regardless of income level.
A number of other events took place across the world today in support of Hillary and Hillary for America. In London, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright attended two fundraisers which were attended by American citizens living abroad. Meanwhile, back in Michigan, Senior Policy Advisor Jake Sullivan attended a fundraiser in Birmingham. The final event of the day was a virtual fundraiser hosted by Former Under Secretary of State Bob Hormats. The topic of conversation for the virtual gathering was Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.
MANCHESTER, NH – SEPTEMBER 19: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton raises her arms stands on stage during the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention at the Verizon Wireless Center on September 19, 2015 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
On Thursday, Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled her plan to regulate Wall Street and protect Americans. In an op-ed on Bloomberg she explained her plan and her reasoning for a number of its points. She then released details of the plan on The Briefing. The plan is very detailed and it would be impossible to insert the entire plan into this post. We have summarized the main points below:
Defend and preserve Dodd-Frank
Veto any legislation that attempts to weaken the law
Fight Republican attempts to repeal it
Reduce dangerous risks in the financial system
Impose a “risk fee” on the liabilities with of banks with more than $50 billion in assets
Reorganize, downsize, or break apart firms that are too large and too risky
Increase oversight of the “shadow banking” system to reduce risk
Introduce high-frequency trading tax for the stock markets
Impose compensation rules on senior management of banking institutions that suffer losses that threaten its financial health
Strengthen the Vlocker Rule (which prohibits banks from making risky or speculative trading bets with taxpayer-backed money)
Increase transparency in the banking system
Introduce international cooperation to curb excessive risk-taking
Increase the financial system’s security against cyber attacks
Hold individuals and corporations responsible when they break the law or put the system at risk
Ensure individual accountability when prosecuting wrongdoing
Ensure that fines affect the bonuses of executives, supervisors, and employees with misconduct takes place on their watch
Prohibit individuals in financial services from working in the industry after being convicted of egregious crimes
Extend the statute of limitations for financial fraud
Strongly prosecute insider traders
Create guidelines for that ensure transparency and accountability
Require that corporations admit to wrongdoing as a condition of settlement agreements
Increase transparency of corporate settlements
Restrict SEC waivers for repeat offenders
Give prosecutors the resources to punish law-breakers
Strengthen the SEC and CFTC
Increase maximum penalties for SEC and CFTC actions
Reward whistleblowers for bringing illegal activities to attention of authorities
Ensure that the financial systems serves investors and consumers, not just itself
Make sure that Wall Street helps Main Street grow and prosper
Protect all Americans from unfair and deceptive practices that put their earned income at risk
Clinton’s plan protects hard working Americans while ensuring that those who threaten the economy and financial system as a whole are held accountable. You can read the plan in full on The Briefing and read her op-ed on Bloomberg. She summed up her plan saying, “The bottom line is that we can never allow what happened in 2008 to happen again. Just as important, we have to encourage Wall Street to live up to its proper role in our economy — helping Main Street grow and prosper. With strong rules of the road and smart incentives, the financial industry can help more young families buy that first home, make it possible for entrepreneurs to create new small businesses and support hardworking Americans saving for retirement. My plan will help us unlock that potential. We’ll create good-paying jobs, raise incomes and help families afford a middle-class life, with less speculation and more growth — growth that’s strong, fair and long-term. That’s what I’m fighting for in my campaign, and that’s what I’ll do as president.”
Tonight, Clinton will present an award during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala, and she will attend a private fundraiser in Washington, DC. For all the latest, follow our Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Hillary Rodham Clinton continued to outline her economic policy today during a speech at the Stern Business School on the campus of NYU. The primary point of her speech was to unveil her focus on curbing short-term investments by increasing taxes on short-term capital gains. Clinton criticized businesses for focusing on short-term profits and ignoring long-term growth. Today’s speech outlined one of many points in Clinton’s economic policies should she win the White House. Throughout the summer, Clinton has outlined her political platform and is expected to continue to do so in the coming weeks and months.
A video of Clinton’s full speech is available on C-SPAN.
Hillary Rodham Clinton took to Twitter today to voice her concerns about the Republican budget introduced in the House of Representatives which cut funds for the Affordable Care Act and Pell Grants. Yesterday, she blasted Senate Republicans for failing to pass the Human Trafficking bill and holding up the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. The Tweets came a week after she publicly criticized 47 Republican lawmakers for sending a letter to Iran in attempts to block any possible nuclear deal between Iran and the United States.
As she is expected to announce her 2016 presidential in a few weeks, Clinton is becoming more and more political in her statements and on Twitter. Her Tweets from yesterday and today are below:
Congressional trifecta against women today: 1) Blocking great nominee, 1st African American woman AG, for longer than any AG in 30 years…
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