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This is the country where if you work hard, you can make it. And each generation is supposed to have it a little better than the one before. Hillary Clinton, 10/23/14
Opposing outsourcing. Hillary Clinton called for eliminating any tax break that promotes or rewards outsourcing, and she suggested a plan to close those loopholes in the U.S. tax code. She also proposed a new tax credit called the Insourcing Markets Tax Credit to boost investment in communities across America hurt by international trade and technology. Hillary voted in support of legislation that discouraged outsourcing in the private sector, and she also voted to restrict federal agencies from outsourcing work.
Giving workers family and sick leave. Hillary Clinton proposed a $1 billion per year innovation fund to encourage states to develop family leave and paid leave policies and repeatedly cosponsored legislation to provide seven paid sick days a year to American workers. President Obama called for similar actions in his 2015 State of the Union Address, noting that he would be taking new action to help states adopt paid leave laws of their own and calling on Congress to Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave. Hillary also called for providing paid parental leave to all federal employees, an action President Obama has taken steps on with a recent Presidential Memorandum.
Spurring advanced manufacturing jobs. Hillary Clinton introduced bills to bring new manufacturing technology to small and medium-sized businesses. She called for doubling the funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, public-private partnerships that help manufacturers, and proposed expanding them to focus on renewable energy. Hillary worked across the aisle to challenge the Bush Administrations cuts to these partnerships and she also cofounded the bipartisan Senate Manufacturing Caucus.
Standing against unfair Chinese trade practices. Hillary Clinton voted in support of authorizing action on Chinese imports if the Chinese government did not reform its currency practices. She also urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to crack down on Chinese metals sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices, noting that if industrial companies do not receive appropriate relief from the impact of unfair foreign trade practices, the situations for these companies, and for working men and women, will only grow worse.
Expanding job training opportunities for workers. Hillary Clinton has praised the idea of a national skills corporation to focus American efforts on job training, and in 2007 she called for doubling the funding for job training programs for workers displaced by international competition. Hillary also introduced bills to create Regional Skills Alliances to bring together local businesses, governments educational institutions and labor organizations to collaborate on new programs to train workers for modern technology jobs.
Protecting worker compensation. Hillary Clinton cosponsored legislation to expand protections for workers pensions and cosponsored bills to protect overtime pay for working Americans. Fighting alongside her Senate colleagues against the Bush Administrations efforts to cut overtime pay for millions of workers, she said on the Senate floor, I have yet to hear a compelling reason that some workers currently eligible for overtime should lose that eligibility. Hillary also cosponsored legislation to strengthen the law requiring employers to give workers advance notice before mass layoffs are announced.
Fighting for steel and mine workers. Hillary Clinton cosponsored legislation to strengthen safety protections for coal miners and she proposed expanding the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)s power to penalize companies that violate mine safety laws. Hillary also cosponsored bills to secure health care coverage for laid off and retired steelworkers. Describing the 2002 legislation, Senator Rockefeller (D-W.V.) said it would provide desperately needed medical care to retirees whose companies have been forced out of business by imports.
Helping Americans save for the future. In 2007 Hillary Clinton proposed giving all workers the opportunity to easily save for the future in portable American Retirement Accounts. Workers would be able to keep this retirement account with them if they changed jobs and the plan would allow workers to save up to $5,000 a year on a tax-deferred basis. Workers could choose how they want to invest the savings and they would be able to tap into the savings penalty-free for major life investments like college, buying a home, and retirement. The Washington Post editorial board noted that Hillarys plan was the boldest of the campaign to address this troubling situation.
Correct the Record. Fight the Republican Smears from Rand/Bush/Etc.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Cha
(298,087 posts)This is an excellent record of history for Hillary!
Bookmarked.
P.S. I thought I saw you were a Bernie supporter.. must have gotten you mixed with someone else. I haven't zeroed in on one candidate yet but I'm leaning towards Hillary just from the pros and cons around here.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Any of these candidates would make a great President.
Cha
(298,087 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)left as you can get when looking at her Senate performance.
Would I rather have Bernie, sure.
Will I be glad to have Hillary? Well, when compared to the alternative, I wont be glad, I will be RELIEVED like hell, is what I will be.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)but he is even leading in some polls.
Walker and his owners hate the American people like nobody ever has.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Hillary has already promised to take care of them.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Fighting for steel and mine workers. Hillary Clinton cosponsored legislation to strengthen safety protections for coal miners and she proposed expanding the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)s power to penalize companies that violate mine safety laws. Hillary also cosponsored bills to secure health care coverage for laid off and retired steelworkers. Describing the 2002 legislation, Senator Rockefeller (D-W.V.) said it would provide desperately needed medical care to retirees whose companies have been forced out of business by imports.
Sure sounds like Wall Street to me...
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Bwahahaha. We know how that ends up... With a "F-U you liberal retards" after the inauguration.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Yikes!
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)I'd edit that, its unnecessarily hurtful to others.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)...including millions who voted for his boss.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Improving the conversation should be our goal.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Thanks for posting
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)and thanks again
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)William769
(55,151 posts)krawhitham
(4,651 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Good to know we can focus on the issues here.
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)Correct the Record aka David Brock Inc. should work for the Onion!
840high
(17,196 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)If 7 posts is "forever" to you, we are in trouble.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Is there some golden ratio of threads I should stick too?
Logical
(22,457 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)This is a political website, how is posting someone's position SPAM? Check the TOS for the definition of SPAM on this website, and get back to me.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Guess since it survived 0-7 neither did the alerter.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Still not SPAM though.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)You are selling something through repeated posts, driving traffic to one site. It is spam, whether you are getting paid to do it or not. Of course, we don't know whether you are getting paid to spam the board.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)And I'm certainly not getting paid, why do you think I'm a paid troll? Have at it.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)I said yon are selling a product through repeated posts driving traffic to one site. That is spamming the board. Whether you are getting paid doesn't change that.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)I'm sticking with it, you may not like it. But it is what it is.
GoneOffShore
(17,346 posts)As well you should have.
Many members of the Cathedral of Easily Outraged are coming out of the woodwork.
On Tue Jun 2, 2015, 11:11 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
Oh, it is spam, for sure.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6770631
REASON FOR ALERT
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS
Accusing Agschmid of being a paid troll by their implication in this post is out of line. Please vote to hide.
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Jun 2, 2015, 11:19 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.
Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I see nothing against the tos. I also agree that posting the same site repeatedly is spamming. That's exactly what it means.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Going after Agschmid for supporting Hillary.
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Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Supporting a Democrat is spamming the board? Bernie supporters have been flooding this forum with all kinds of posts, and now posts in support of Hillary are spam? Please.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)brentspeak
(18,290 posts)Thanks for the laugh.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Please elaborate.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)I wonder what the poster's motivations are.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)He doesn't get paid for those types comments.
GoneOffShore
(17,346 posts)Man from Pickens
(1,713 posts)the idea that Hillary is pro-worker is laughable in context of her actual record
Hekate
(91,047 posts)It's always good to see the record presented factually.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)CANT HEAR YA
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)What sort of job description is that?
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Maybe he works for this blog?
http://www.core77.com
FWIW I love that the international sign for hipster is a rediculous mustaché.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)The garage kids I know would have nothing to do with Hillary. Not a thing.
U4ikLefty
(4,012 posts)ugh