Greenpeace

From:mharris@hillaryclinton.com To: jp66@hillaryclinton.com, john.podesta@gmail.com CC: mfisher@hillaryclinton.com Date: 2016-02-01 23:27 Subject: Greenpeace

John - Greenpeace asked us to sign their pledge (*attached*). We originally told them we are not signing pledges. Then, apparently on the ropeline, HRC signed Tom Steyer's NextGen pledge. When Greenpeace read in the press that we agreed to that pledge, they came back about theirs. As you know (and suggested), we've been trying to follow a no-pledge-signing policy. Not to mention, Greenpeace's pledge includes a commitment not to accept contributions from fossil fuel interests. I am told they intend to be aggressive in pressuring candidates to sign their pledge, and may be more so with HRC since they will view the NextGen petition as undermining our no-pledges policy. To address this, our thought was to explain to Greenpeace what happened and say that we are not going to sign their pledge, but that we would give them a statement (*see draft below*) embracing the principles of their pledge, which is mostly a democracy platform that we agree with. Given the relationship, we wanted to check in with you before going back to Greenpeace in case you have concerns about going the statement route. Please let me know. Thanks. * * * * * * * * *I believe it's time to reclaim our democracy, reform our distorted campaign finance system, and restore access to the ballot box in all 50 states.* *That starts with reversing Citizens United. As president, I'll appoint Supreme Court justices who recognize that Citizens United is bad for America. If necessary, I'll fight for a constitutional amendment that overturns it. But I won’t stop there—I’ll also fight to increase transparency in our politics by requiring federal contractors to full disclose their political spending and calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to require that publicly traded companies do the same. And I’ll get rid of the special tax breaks that are going to oil and gas companies and use that money to invest in making America the clean energy superpower of the 21st century.* *And I believe nothing is more vital to our democracy than protecting our right to vote. We should be making it easier to vote, not harder. I'll fight to restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. I believe all Americans should be automatically registered to vote on their 18th birthdays, unless they opt out. Every state should have at least 20 days of early in-person voting. And no one should ever have to wait more than 30 minutes to cast a ballot.* *Citizens United and its aftermath have twisted and perverted our democratic system. Now the deck is stacked even more in favor of those at the top. But as Al Smith, another Democrat from New York, once said, "All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy." So that's what we need now: more transparency, more accountability, and above all, more citizens exercising their right to vote.*