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Re: DRAFT: NH town hall on Alzheimer's

From:speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com To: mrooney@hillaryclinton.com CC: mvlacich@hillaryclinton.com, speechdrafts@hillaryclinton.com, vsrivastava@hillaryclinton.com, eaden@hillaryclinton.com, jferguson@hillaryclinton.com, hkirstein@hillaryclinton.com Date: 2015-12-27 23:50 Subject: Re: DRAFT: NH town hall on Alzheimer's

Be careful of all the personal connections. Trump's father had Alzheimer's. It's probably touched other GOP candidates as well. Mandy Grunwald Grunwald Communications 202 973-9400 > On Dec 27, 2015, at 8:32 PM, Megan Rooney <mrooney@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > > Dan just suggested adding that in. Something like: "I was pleased to hear several Republicans endorse my plan. I really believe there's room for bipartisan progress here. But the Republican candidates for President have a different approach." > > It actually makes the hit on the candidates stronger while appearing somehow less partisan. Magic. > > > >> On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Mike Vlacich <mvlacich@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: >> Will Alzheimers advocacy groups back us up if we make this partisan? Last week we received praise from Gingrich on this? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 27, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Megan Rooney <mrooney@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all -- >>> >>> Here's a draft of her remarks at the town hall in Portsmouth on Tuesday. This will be another Alzheimer's-focused event, same as Iowa last Thursday. The difference is this event will include a Republican contrast. It's in the draft and pasted below. >>> >>> If you could please send me edits by 2pm tomorrow, I'd appreciate it. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> ** >>> >>> I wish I could say everyone agreed with me on that. But the truth is, there’s a very different attitude on the other side of the aisle. Just look at the Republican candidates for President. Of course, they all believe that Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease. And of course they all feel deep sympathy for families dealing with it – I truly believe that. But their sympathy doesn’t translate into action. And that’s what really matters. >>> >>> >>> >>> Senator Cruz and Senator Paul voted to cut research dollars by hundreds of millions of dollars. Senator Rubio did the same for an Alzheimer’s research center in Florida – he voted to cut its funding, and not just by a little, by more than half. Jeb Bush vetoed money for Alzheimer’s research when he was Governor. Ben Carson – a doctor who should know better – says he would cut health research dollars if he were President. And Republicans in Congress aren’t doing anything to reverse the so-called “sequester” in critical areas like this. The sequester has taken billions of dollars away from the National Institute of Health. That’s money that was being used to find treatments and cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s – gone. >>> >>> >>> >>> All these politicians say that they support Alzheimer’s research… that they want to see this disease get more attention… that we need to do more to help patients and families. But when it’s time to actually do it – when it’s time to actually make the commitment – they say no. To me, ultimately, that’s what counts. Families need more than pretty words. They need action. They need real help. And I wish we could count on Republicans to deliver it – but we just can’t. Because when it’s a choice between investing in things that would help families like yours, or giving the rich another tax cut – they choose the tax cut every time. >>> >>> >>> >>> I’d make a different choice. >>> >>> >>> >>> If we’re the kind of nation that cares for its citizens and supports families – if we’re the kind of people who respect our elders and love our neighbors – then we’ve got to do better. We’ve got to do better on diseases like Alzheimer’s. We’ve got to do better for families in crisis. This is about our health and our economy, but it’s also about our values and our character. And there’s nothing more important than that. >>> >>> <2015-12-27 NH town hall alzheimers 815pm.docx> >