RE: KXL

From:tghouser.hrc@gmail.com To: arenteria@hillaryclinton.com, mharris@hillaryclinton.com CC: nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com, jsullivan@hillaryclinton.com, john.podesta@gmail.com, jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com, benkobren@gmail.com, progden@gmail.com Date: 2015-08-22 19:37 Subject: RE: KXL

Amanda and Nikki, Attached is the current draft of an op-ed on KXL and our overall energy infrastructure package and a detailed fact sheet on the latter. Remains to be seen whether the op-ed will be released before or after the President decides on the pipeline so it’s been drafted both ways. A few things to flag from the fact sheet that should help soften the blow to the Building Trades of the KXL decision: 1. National Infrastructure Bank – HRC mentioned this in her launch speech but it’s called out more specifically here (positive for all the trades). 2. Modernizing our Pipeline System – A pledge to repair or replace thousands of miles of outdated pipeline by the end of her first term, through a new “Pipeline Partnership” that supports rate relief for states, cities and rural communities that accelerate replacement of outdated pipes (good for LiUNA and UA). 3. Increase Rail Safety – Accelerate the phase-out of outdated tank cars and repair track defects (will create jobs for affiliates with exposure on the tank car manufacturing and track repair fronts, though the Teamsters may be negative if they see it as slowing oil-by-rail volumes). 4. Enhance Grid Security - Provide new tools and resources to states, cities and rural communities to make the investments necessary to improve grid resilience to both cyber-attack and extreme weather events (positive for IBEW). 5. Expanding Consumer Choice: Offer financing tools for grid investments that support the integration of distributed energy resources and for gas pipeline investments that enable households and businesses to switch away from heating oil and other petroleum products (the trades won’t love the distributed energy piece but the expanded natural gas pipeline network to enable replacement of old fuel oil furnaces with natural gas furnaces is positive for LiUNA, UA and the Boilermakers) . 6. Transmission Investment: Ensure the federal government is a partner in getting low-cost wind and other renewable energy to market through improved federal coordination and cooperation with local governments and power companies (positive for IBEW). 7. Transportation Funding: Work with Congress to close corporate tax loopholes and increase invest investment in transportation solutions that expand transit access and reduce congestion, commute times, oil consumption, and pollution (positive for IBEW, ironworkers and other public transit-exposed trades). More broadly, we are calling for a North American Climate Compact that would provide a coordinate, continent-wide energy and climate framework so we don’t have to keep battling it our pipeline-by-pipeline and can provides infrastructure investment certainty. That section of the factsheet includes the following line, which the trades should like: * Infrastructure Standards: Develop common, world-class standards for North American infrastructure that create good jobs and ensure energy transportation across the continent is clean, safe, reliable and affordable. Happy to discuss this weekend if you’d like. I’m at 917-755-5446. Best, Trevor Can we make sure that Nikki sees the statement before it goes out? Just want to make sure we don't catch anyone by surprise. We are so close to getting bldg trades and if we do this right, it will be ok even though they won't like it. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2015, at 6:02 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com <mailto:john.podesta@gmail.com> > wrote: Your in trouble, girl. Seriously, doubt we'll say we "encouraged" but assume we'll support if it goes that way. On Thursday, August 20, 2015, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com <mailto:nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> > wrote: Hi guys The Building Trades are flagging for me that they hear the Obama Administration will deny KXL on Monday. I just wanted to try to politically get ahead of this and where we are on the issue if this in fact happens. The trades are also hearing that HRC will put out a statement stating that she encouraged Obama to take this position. Politically with the building trades, this would be a very dangerous posture. Just curious what your thoughts will be if the situation goes this way on Monday. Appreciate it. -- Nikki Budzinski Labor Outreach Director Hillary for America 646-854-1442 (direct)