Today, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement on the ongoing flood response in Louisiana:
“This
month’s floods in Louisiana are a crisis that demand a national
response. More than 30,000 people have been rescued by the Coast Guard,
National Guard, and other emergency responders. Thousands of people have
lost everything. At least 13 lost their lives. We must make sure that
all resources are brought to bear in responding to the crisis and
helping communities rebuild.
“That is why I have called on
supporters of this campaign to give what they can to the Red Cross, to
bring much-needed aid and supplies to the more than 100,000 people
affected by the floods. We also need to make sure that this crisis is
not compounded by another, by ensuring mosquito abatement is happening
hand-in-hand with flood response, to reduce the riska of mosquitoes that
could carry the Zika virus from gaining a foothold in Louisiana.
“The
best way to help Louisianans affected by these terrible floods is to
make sure they have the resources they need today. I am committed to
visiting communities affected by these floods, at a time when the
presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response, to
discuss how we can and will rebuild together.
“In times of crisis,
Americans have always come together to lift each other up, support each
other, and rebuild stronger and better than before. That is what we
must do now in Louisiana, and I am committed to standing with
Louisianans every step of the way.”
Hillary sent this email today. Just a note although it should be
obvious: Distractions would include politicians arranging photo ops by
traveling to the area diverting responders from the relief efforts.
I just got off the phone with Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana.
The
flooding there is more extensive than anyone expected -- more than
40,000 homes have been damaged and more than 100,000 people have been
affected.
My heart breaks for Louisiana, and right now, the relief
effort can't afford any distractions. The very best way this team can
help is to make sure Louisianans have the resources they need.
There
are two organizations the governor asked that we help. Chip in right
now to the Red Cross, which is doing critical work to provide medical
assistance and supplies to the victims of this natural disaster. You can
also donate right now to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, a local
organization that’s directing money to community non-profits that need
it.
These are our friends, our family members, our community --
and they’re counting on us to reach out with open arms right now. This
team has done so much for me. Now I’m asking you to show that same support to the victims in Louisiana, so that we can begin to rebuild together:
The
governor of Louisiana is telling Donald Trump to stay away from the
state if he only intends to show up for a photo-op and leave.
“Donald
Trump hasn’t called the governor to inform him of his visit,” Gov. John
Bel Edwards (D) said in a statement Friday morning. “We welcome him to
LA, but not for a photo-op.”
The governor’s office added that if
the Republican presidential nominee is interested in helping flood
victims, he should “consider volunteering or making a sizable donation
to the LA Flood Relief Fund” instead Read more >>>>
FTR: Apparently Trump and Pence were mysteriously handing out boxes of Play-Doh rather than this stuff. You cannot patch a wall or fix a leak with Play-Doh. You shouldn't eat it, either.
Lastly, ICYMI, this is the storm trooper security detail that
disembarked the Trump plane before the owner did. When have we ever
seen Hillary with a SWAT team protecting her on her home turf?
After
news that three police officers had been killed and several others
wounded in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Hillary Clinton issued
the following statement:
“Today’s devastating assault on
police officers in Baton Rouge is an assault on all of us. There is no
justification for violence, for hate, for attacks on men and women who
put their lives on the line every day in service of our families and
communities.
“We must not turn our backs on each other. We must
not be indifferent to each other. We must all stand together to reject
violence and strengthen our communities. Our thoughts and prayers are
with the friends and families of the police officers who were killed and
injured today.”
After
the Department of Justice announced it was opening a civil rights
investigation into the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement:
"The
death of Alton Sterling is a tragedy, and my prayers are with his
family, including his five children. From Staten Island to Baltimore,
Ferguson to Baton Rouge, too many African American families mourn the
loss of a loved one from a police-involved incident. Something is
profoundly wrong when so many Americans have reason to believe that our
country doesn’t consider them as precious as others because of the color
of their skin. "I am glad the Department of Justice has agreed to a
full and thorough review of this shooting. Incidents like this one have
undermined the trust between police departments and the communities they
serve. We need to rebuild that trust. We need to ensure justice is
served. That begins with common sense reforms like ending racial
profiling, providing better training on de-escalation and implicit bias,
and supporting municipalities that refer the investigation and
prosecution of police-involved deaths to independent bodies. All over
America, there are police officers demonstrating how to protect the
public without resorting to unnecessary force. We need to learn from and
build on those examples. "Progress is possible if we stand together and
never waver in our fight to secure the future that every American
deserves."
Among the 48 contiguous states, probably is none has a recent history
as battered and a future as invested positions of candidates for 2016
as Louisiana. Whatever route the Keystone pipeline might take if it is
approved, the end point is not in question. It is the gulf.
Katrina
and the BP gusher have taken their tolls there. Recovery is
incomplete. There is no time like the present for Hillary Clinton to
take her message to a beleagured state anxious about its future under
any new administration.
She held a grassroots organizing meeting
in Baton Rouge today and will be spending the week on the subject of the
Affordable Care Act and how it can be strengthened.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (CNN)Hillary
Clinton previewed her fixes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday,
telling an audience in Louisiana that while the law it working, there is
still more than needs to be done to improve it.
Attaching
herself to one of President Barack Obama's signature legislative
achievements, Clinton used an organizing event in Baton Rouge -- her
first in the state as a candidate -- to slam Republican attempts to
repeal the law.
"All of the Republicans
candidates for president are determined to get rid of the Affordable
Care," she said. "I will tell you, I am not going to let them rip away
the progress we made, I am not going to let them tear up that law, kick
16 million people off health coverage and force this country to start
the health care debate all over again. Not on my watch."
Clinton
plans to use the coming week -- and a series of events in Little Rock,
Arkansas, and Des Moines, Iowa -- to outline what she feels is working
in Obamacare, and more notably, what isn't.
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton waves during a campaign
stop in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan
Bachman)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton takes a photo with a
supporter during a campaign stop in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21,
2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)
U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses for a photo
with a supporter after speaking to a grassroots organizing meeting at
the Louisiana Leadership Institute in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September
21, 2015. REUTERS/Lee Celano
A
supporter waves a sign for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton while Clinton speaks to a grassroots organizing meeting
at the Louisiana Leadership Institute in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
September 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lee Celano
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton accompanied by Rep.
Cedric Richmond, D-La., speaks during a campaign stop in Baton Rouge,
La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign
stop in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan
Bachman)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets supporters during a
campaign stop in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP
Photo/Jonathan Bachman)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign
stop in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan
Bachman)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton accompanied by Rep.
Cedric Richmond, D-La., waves to supporters during a campaign stop in
Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets supporters during a
campaign stop in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP
Photo/Jonathan Bachman)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign
stop in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jonathan
Bachman)
New York (CNN)
-- Hillary Clinton will host a high-dollar fundraiser for Sen. Mary
Landrieu, an embattled Democratic incumbent who finds herself behind in a
closely watched runoff to reelection.
Tickets
to the event start at $1,000 and go up to $12,000. The event is being
branded as "Cocktails with Hillary Rodham Clinton in support of Sen.
Mary Landrieu."
The slogan is, of course, a play on the French pronunciation of the
{-eau}+{-x} suffix normally attached to plural nouns and the
adjectives that must agree with them in gender and number and is
pronounced /o/.
Hillary hopped from her Kentucky rally for Alison Lundergan Grimes
to NOLA for the event, billed alternately as "Women with Mary" and
"Moms and Grams with Mary." A fair share of men also turned out to see
the newly-minted "gram." Bryan Cranston and Louis CK were spotted
outside the venue. Hillary reunited with her former Senate colleague at a rally at
the Sugar Mill in New Orleans and spoke of Landrieu's post-Katrina
advocacy for her constituents. Landrieu hopes to retain her Senate seat and help maintain the Democratic majority in the Senate.
New York (CNN)
-- Hillary Clinton will host a high-dollar fundraiser for Sen. Mary
Landrieu, an embattled Democratic incumbent who finds herself behind in a
closely watched runoff to reelection.
