On the 17th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, Hillary met up
with former cabinet colleague, Eric Holder for a discussion of gun
violence today. The event took place at St. Paul's Baptist Church in
Philadelphia.
At the Schomburg, with Mayor DeBlasio, Governor Cuomo and Eric Holder onstage, Charlie Rangel introduced Hillary saying, "We will be able to say we were there when it happened."
Hillary:
"It is not enough to break up the big banks." She enumerated the
markers of systemic racism - from mass incarceration to health issues
like asthma rates and infant mortality and then unrolled a comprehensive
agenda.
Among the items on this agenda:
Jobs creation, support for Black entrepreneurs, especially women, equal
pay for equal work, raising the minimum wage, providing access to home ownership and
pre-school. In education: desegregating schools, and making college
affordable.
Her job plan will combat recidivism due to long term unemployment when those who have paid their debt are released.
In
schools, overreliance on suspensions and expulsions as well as police
presence in schools will be addressed to end the school to prison
pipeline. Support will be provided for guidance counselors, school
psychologists an social workers.
Among her comments:
"I actually tell you what I want to do. I think that's my job."
Coded
racial language about President Obama comes from Republicans. "As if
he's not the 'real' president. He has the right to nominate under the
Constitution and the Senate has the duty to vote on the nomination."
Hillary will appoint justices who see the Constitution as a blueprint for progress.
"We can't start building relationships a few weeks before a vote."
"Hold me accountable."
"None of this is a they problem. It's a we problem. It's an American problem."
"We need to try to walk in one another's shoes."