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Speech for tomorrow

From:dschwerin@hillaryclinton.com To: hdr29@hrcoffice.com CC: ha16@hillaryclinton.com, re47@hillaryclinton.com, jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com, jsullivan@hillaryclinton.com, john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2016-01-21 01:03 Subject: Speech for tomorrow

Madam Secretary, following up on the outline from yesterday, here is a full draft. (Also sent to Connolly for printing.) The core argument remains that you have the experience to get results while Sanders' ideas are a recipe for gridlock, and Americans can't afford to wait. As much as possible, I've drawn from language that you've used either on the stump or in speeches like the Wing Ding or in debate prep, especially lines that got good applause in the past. This also reflects the conversation I had with your husband yesterday and what he said in NH today. Nick also shared a little of what you said at your event this evening and I will get that transcript shortly. This draft is still something of a work in progress and the rest of the team is reviewing as well, but I know time is short and I wanted to get to you as soon as possible. So will be standing by for your thoughts and also continuing to edit back here. Thanks Dan *HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON* *“WE CAN’T WAIT”* *INDIANOLA, IOWA* *THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015* - Hello, Indianola! I’m so excited to be with you today. We’re energized, we’re organized, and we’re ready to go win a caucus! I want to thank [*name*], our terrific organizer here. She’s doing a great job. - And I want to thank all the precinct captains, union members, and volunteers who are here. Raise your hand if you’ve made a phone call or knocked on a door for this campaign… You are our heart and soul -- and you’re why we’re going to win on February 1st. - I am so grateful to all of you who’ve already decided to support me in the caucus. If you haven’t yet, I hope you’ll fill out one of our blue commitment cards. If you’re still deciding who to support, I’m glad you’re here and I hope I can earn your vote. - Democrats have an important choice to make. You have to decide who will make a real difference in your lives and keep our country moving forward. - Now, I have a lot of respect for Senator Sanders and Governor O’Malley and we certainly share many of the same goals. Our differences pale compared to what we see on the other side. You saw this if you watched the debates last week. One party is becoming defined by paranoia, prejudice, and greed. The other is focused on creating good-paying jobs and holding Wall Street accountable. That’s why I’m proud to be a Democrat. - Republicans want Americans to suffer from collective amnesia. Well, we’re going to remind people of the facts – that the economy does a whole lot better when there’s a Democrat in the White House. - But as much as we respect each other and agree on a lot of things, Senator Sanders and I *do* have some important differences. We have different records and different ideas about how to drive progress. - For me, it’s all about what’s going to deliver results that actually make life better for families. That’s what I’ve done my whole life, whether it was working with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to create the Children’s Health Insurance Program that now covers 8 million kids, or securing a treaty with Russia that reduces the threat we face from nuclear weapons. I’m not interested in ideas that sound good on paper but will never make it in the real world – what I care about is making a difference in your life. - As I’ve traveled across Iowa, people have shared their hopes and their heartaches. I’ve heard the problems that keep you up at night and the dreams that get you up in the morning. - I met a gentleman the other day in Cedar Rapids who told me that his prescription drug costs had tripled. I met a mom at that same event who said that her son has diabetes and even insulin is getting much more expensive – insulin’s not some fancy new drug, it’s been around forever. The only reason is greed. - Last month in Waterloo, a worried husband named Larry told me his wife Brenda spends hundreds of dollars each month on medicine for arthritis and osteoporosis. When they see hedge fund tycoons buying drug companies and raising prices by 4000 percent overnight, they just want to scream. - Something is wrong when your paycheck has barely grown in years, but corporate profits and CEO pay are at near-record highs. Something is wrong when you can do everything right, but still not get ahead. Like Brandi from Des Moines, who was laid off six years ago. She went back to school, worked hard, got her degree. Now she’s a supervisor in a restaurant, but still only makes $9.50 an hour. That’s not enough, especially with kids. - Brandi needs a raise. Larry and Brenda need lower drug prices. People across Iowa need more good jobs, help with their student debt, a more secure retirement. These are the problems I’m focused on. I get up every day thinking about how we’re going to make a difference for people and families who really need it. - I have nothing but admiration for Senator Sanders, but he does see the world a little differently. - Take health care, for example. I want us to defend and build on the progress we’ve made under President Obama, especially the Affordable Care Act. - Remember what it was like before Obamacare? The insurance companies were in charge and free to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. They charged women more for the same coverage. And 44 million Americans didn’t have any coverage at all. - I don’t think President Obama gets the credit he deserves for taking on this fight and getting the job done. Today, more than 18 million Americans have been covered and the uninsured rate has dropped below 10 percent. I want to build on that progress. Keep expanding coverage to more people. Lower your out-of-pocket costs with a new tax credit. Cap what you have to pay each month for prescription drugs. Finally let Medicare negotiate better prices. - We can get this done without another divisive debate on our entire health care system or giving Republicans an opening to come in and tear down everything we’ve achieved. We can make real progress right now for people and families who need it. - Senator Sanders has a different idea. He wants to start over with a whole new system. And in theory, there’s a lot to like about that. But “in theory” isn’t enough. A President has to deliver *in reality*. - Senator Sanders has been in Congress for 25 years and he’s introduced his health care plan again and again. But he never got even a single vote in the House or a single Senate co-sponsor. Not one. - I believe we can’t wait for a whole new system to be built before we start solving the problems families are facing every day. - The people I’ve met in Iowa can’t wait. The grandmother who has to choose between paying for medicine and paying the rent can’t wait. The single mom who desperately needs a raise can’t wait. The student with a mountain of debt can’t wait. You can’t wait and neither can our country. We need to roll up our sleeves and start making progress right now. - My opponent’s ideas are a recipe for gridlock in Washington, not action. That won’t help anyone. Except maybe the Republicans who are looking for any opportunity to take us backwards. We just can’t take that risk. - We have to defend the progress we’ve made under President Obama and go even further. My economic plan will raise incomes and create good-paying jobs right away. - I’ll fight for more *fairness* in our economy. Let’s make those at the top pay their fair share. Because multi-millionaires and companies that ship jobs overseas shouldn’t get tax breaks – *you* should. - Let’s stop the abuse on Wall Street and make sure that if you break the law, it doesn’t matter who you are, you’re going to jail. Let’s enforce our trade rules and stop letting countries like China take advantage of American workers and businesses. - Let’s raise the minimum wage, expand Social Security for those who need it most, and finally guarantee equal pay for women. Because in America, if you work hard, you deserve to see the rewards. - And we can’t stop there. More fairness is essential, but it’s not enough. We also need more *growth* in our economy. - We have to invest in advanced manufacturing so we’re making and building things *here*, not somewhere else. Make it easier to start and grow small businesses. Create the clean energy jobs of the future—because it’s going to be China or Germany or us, and I want it to be us. Iowa already gets a third of its energy from renewables, mostly wind. If you can do it, so can America. - We can do this. We can make our economy stronger and our country fairer. But we have to do it together. - The truth is, too many people today feel left out and left behind. That’s not the America we want to be. - Instead of demonizing hard-working immigrant families, we should be giving them a real path to citizenship. Instead of a school-to-prison pipeline that keeps communities of color down, we need a cradle-to-college pipeline that lifts people up. - We have to end discrimination against LGBT Americans wherever it exists. And I’ll always defend Planned Parenthood. Republicans may say I’m playing the gender card. Well, if fighting for women’s health and women’s rights is playing the gender card – then *deal me in*. - We also can’t turn our backs on working-class families in struggling rural communities and crumbling Appalachian towns… in Coal Country and Farm Country… families who for generations worked their fingers to the bone keeping our lights on and our factories running and our crops growing. - So many are hurting right now. In a lot of places, people are dying younger than their parents. The substance abuse I hear about everywhere I go in Iowa and across our country is a big part of it. But you know what my husband said to me the other day? He said folks feel the American Dream slipping away -- and *they’re dying of a broken heart*. - I think Bill’s right. I hear it in the voices of parents who don’t know how they’re going to give their kids the opportunities they deserve. I see it in the eyes of people who don’t expect anything to come easy but wonder why it has to be quite so hard. - We’re going to give the American Dream back to them. We’re going to make this economy work for everyone – the struggling, the striving, and the successful. That will be my mission as President, from the first day to the last. - But you know, we’re not just picking a President, we’re also choosing a Commander-in-Chief. I’m the only candidate on either side with the experience and judgment to keep us safe at home and strong in the world. - Now, the Republican candidates keep asking about my accomplishments. So I sent them all a copy of my book, “Hard Choices.” I figured there were so many of them, they could start a book club. - They could read about how I got Russia and China to agree to tough new sanctions on Iran. Or how I brokered a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel that stopped terrorist rockets from falling on Israeli homes. Maybe they’d be interested in how you push for a global agreement on climate change… oh who are we kidding, they don’t care about that at all! - Well, it’s all in the book. But I didn’t get a single thank you note. And based on what they’re saying on the campaign trail, it doesn’t seem like they learned very much. - Shallow slogans don’t add up to a strategy. Promising to carpet bomb until the desert glows doesn’t make you sound strong – it makes you sound like you’re in over your head. Bluster and bigotry are not credentials for becoming Commander-in-Chief. And it would be a huge mistake to send U.S. combat troops into another costly ground war in the Middle East. - Now, Senator Sanders doesn’t talk very much about foreign policy. But when he does, it raises concerns, because sometimes it sounds like he’s hasn’t really thought it through. For example, he suggested we invite Iranian troops into Syria. That’s just a bad idea. It’s like asking the arsonist to be the firefighter. As terrible as things are in Syria, more Iranian troops are only going to make things worse. - The world a President has to grapple with is beyond complicated. That’s why this is the hardest job in the world. I’ve seen it up close and personal. And I know what it takes. - I know how to find common ground and how to stand my ground. I teamed up with Republicans like Tom Delay to improve our foster care system. I worked with Lindsey Graham to extend health benefits for our National Guard and Reserves. We had deep disagreements. But we found a sliver of common ground. And that made life better for a whole lot of people. - I’ll also stand my ground so *you* can gain ground. That’s why I’m taking on the gun lobby in this campaign. We’re losing an average of 90 Americans every day to gun violence. It’s wrong, it has to stop, and I won’t back down no matter what they throw at me. - But I can’t do any of this alone. On February 1st, it’s up to *you.* You have to decide who you trust to make a real difference in your lives. - I know how to get things done. How to build on the progress we’ve made. My opponent’s ideas are a recipe for gridlock, not action. The American people can’t afford that. You shouldn’t have to wait for results. You shouldn’t have to wait for lower drug prices. You shouldn’t have to wait for higher wages or help with college loans. You shouldn’t have to wait to start that small business or to enjoy a secure retirement. - *You* brought our country back from the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes. Now it’s *your* time to get ahead. And, you know what? America succeeds when you succeed. - It comes down to this: *I need you.* I need you knocking on doors and making phone calls. I need you caucusing on February 1st. And I need you standing with me every day as President, working to build that better America. - So please join me. You can text JOIN to 4-7-2-4-6 right now. And then visit hillaryclinton.com. Talk to your friends and family. Talk to your neighbors. Make sure they’re all going to caucus on February 1st. - The pundits might be surprised that this race is close, but I’m not. I never doubted that I’d have to work for every vote. I never doubted that I’d face tough attacks. - I don’t care how hard Karl Rove or the Koch Brothers hit us. I’ve spent my life working for children, families, and our country… from the kitchen table to the peace table… working to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them. And I’m just getting warmed up. - So, I want to thank you and all the people of Iowa. You’ve taught me so much. You’ve made me a better candidate. And I believe thanks to you I will be a better President. - Iowa, I’m listening to you, I’m fighting for you, and, with your help, as President I’m going to deliver. ###