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Hillary Issues New Blueprint on U.S. Economy
Monday, February 18, 2008
DE PERE, Wis. -- U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released a new
"Economic Blueprint" on Monday that touts ways to help working Americans as
she seeks to gain an edge on rival Barack Obama, who has moved into the lead
in the Democratic contest.
The pamphlet repackages ideas Clinton has already proposed, such as putting
a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures of subprime mortgages, removing tax
breaks for oil companies and investing the money in clean energy programs,
and putting new restrictions on credit card companies, including a cap on
interest rates.
"Over the past seven years, big corporations and special interests have been
given a free pass to profit, often at the expense of the American worker,"
the brochure said. "As president, Hillary will make it a priority to scale
back special benefits and subsidies to these corporations and put those
resources to work for our economy again."
The pamphlet is being distributed at campaign events as she battles to be
the Democratic nominee in the November election.
"The middle class is the backbone of America," Clinton told a campaign event
in the Wisconsin city of De Pere. "It's time we started taking care of the
middle class again."
Obama also packaged his economic proposals into a 48-page booklet called
"Keeping America's Promise" that his campaign began distributing last week
to voters in Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas and other states holding upcoming
Democratic contests.
The Obama booklet outlines a variety of the Illinois senator's plans,
including a $500 income tax cut per worker, a $10 billion foreclosure fund
to help Americans struggling to keep their homes and proposals for "green
jobs" created through a comprehensive energy independence plan.
Clinton's speeches over the past few days have had a new populist,
anti-corporate message on the economy that has echoes of former presidential
candidate John Edwards.
The Clinton campaign hopes this rhetoric will play well with working-class
voters in Wisconsin, which holds its primary on Tuesday, and in Ohio, a
must-win state for Clinton where anxiety over the economy is particularly
high because of the loss of manufacturing jobs over the last several years.
Both Clinton and Obama have met Edwards to discuss his endorsement. The
former senator from North Carolina had made fighting corporate interests and
poverty major themes of his failed bid for the Democratic nomination.
Hillary Issues New Blueprint on U.S. Economy
Monday, February 18, 2008
DE PERE, Wis. -- U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released a new
"Economic Blueprint" on Monday that touts ways to help working Americans as
she seeks to gain an edge on rival Barack Obama, who has moved into the lead
in the Democratic contest.
The pamphlet repackages ideas Clinton has already proposed, such as putting
a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures of subprime mortgages, removing tax
breaks for oil companies and investing the money in clean energy programs,
and putting new restrictions on credit card companies, including a cap on
interest rates.
"Over the past seven years, big corporations and special interests have been
given a free pass to profit, often at the expense of the American worker,"
the brochure said. "As president, Hillary will make it a priority to scale
back special benefits and subsidies to these corporations and put those
resources to work for our economy again."
The pamphlet is being distributed at campaign events as she battles to be
the Democratic nominee in the November election.
"The middle class is the backbone of America," Clinton told a campaign event
in the Wisconsin city of De Pere. "It's time we started taking care of the
middle class again."
Obama also packaged his economic proposals into a 48-page booklet called
"Keeping America's Promise" that his campaign began distributing last week
to voters in Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas and other states holding upcoming
Democratic contests.
The Obama booklet outlines a variety of the Illinois senator's plans,
including a $500 income tax cut per worker, a $10 billion foreclosure fund
to help Americans struggling to keep their homes and proposals for "green
jobs" created through a comprehensive energy independence plan.
Clinton's speeches over the past few days have had a new populist,
anti-corporate message on the economy that has echoes of former presidential
candidate John Edwards.
The Clinton campaign hopes this rhetoric will play well with working-class
voters in Wisconsin, which holds its primary on Tuesday, and in Ohio, a
must-win state for Clinton where anxiety over the economy is particularly
high because of the loss of manufacturing jobs over the last several years.
Both Clinton and Obama have met Edwards to discuss his endorsement. The
former senator from North Carolina had made fighting corporate interests and
poverty major themes of his failed bid for the Democratic nomination.