On the Road with Hillary Clinton in Iowa: Mt. Vernon and Council Bluffsship, and PBS News Hour Full Video and TPP Statement
Hillary held a community forum at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon today
and a campaign event at Westfair Amphitheater in Council Bluffs.
U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she arrives
for a community forum campaign event at Cornell College in Mt Vernon,
Iowa, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shakes hands with
supporters after a community forum campaign event at Cornell College in
Mt Vernon, Iowa, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Wubetu
Shimelush, 20, takes a photo as U.S. Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton speaks during a community forum campaign event at
Cornell College in Mt Vernon, Iowa, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Scott
Morgan
Supporters
clap as U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks
during a community forum campaign event at Cornell College in Mt Vernon,
Iowa, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Cindy
Garlock of Cedar Rapids waits for U.S. Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton to hold a community forum campaign event at
Cornell College in Mt Vernon, Iowa, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Scott
Morgan
Janet
Ault and Addison Ault of Mt. Vernon applaud U.S. Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as she speaks during a community
forum campaign event at Cornell College in Mt Vernon, Iowa, October 7,
2015. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a
community forum campaign event at Cornell College in Mt Vernon, Iowa,
October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton holds up a doll that was
handed to her from the audience Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, during a
campaign stop at the Westfair Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP
Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets people Wednesday,
Oct. 7, 2015, following a campaign stop at the Westfair Amphitheater in
Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photo
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, following a campaign stop at the Westfair
Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks Wednesday, Oct. 7,
2015, during a campaign stop at the Westfair Amphitheater in Council
Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with supporters
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, following a campaign stop at the Westfair
Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton waves as she departs
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, following a campaign stop at the Westfair
Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton brushes off a lady bug
that landed on her as she speaks Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, during a
campaign stop at the Westfair Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP
Photo/Nati Harnik)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton waves to supporters
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, before speaking at a campaign stop at the
Westfair Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
She also sat down with Judy Woodruff of PBS and talked about her position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Hillary
Clinton says she's "worried" about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade
deal, and that she can't support it given what she knows at this point.
The former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate sits
down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the major Asian trade pact, gun
control, Vladimir Putin and her email.
Judy Woodruff, did you really have to go there? So ends the integrity of viewer-supported news. Wow! Very contentious!
Hillary Clinton Statement on Trans-Pacific Partnership
I’m
continuing to learn about the details of the new Trans-Pacific
Partnership, including looking hard at what’s in there to crack down on
currency manipulation, which kills American jobs, and to make sure we’re
not putting the interests of drug companies ahead of patients and
consumers. But based on what I know so far, I can’t support this
agreement. As I have said many times, we need to be sure
that new trade deals meet clear tests: They have to create good
American jobs, raise wages, and advance our national security. The bar
has to be set very high for two reasons. First, too often
over the years we haven’t gotten the balance right on trade. We’ve
seen that even a strong deal can fall short on delivering the promised
benefits. So I don’t believe we can afford to keep giving new
agreements the benefit of the doubt. The risks are too high that,
despite our best efforts, they will end up doing more harm than good for
hard-working American families whose paychecks have barely budged in
years. Second, we can’t look at this in a vacuum. Years
of Republican obstruction at home have weakened U.S. competitiveness and
made it harder for Americans who lose jobs and pay because of trade to
get back on their feet. Republicans have blocked the investments that
we need and that President Obama has proposed in infrastructure,
education, clean energy, and innovation. They’ve refused to raise the
minimum wage or defend workers’ rights or adequately fund job training. As
a result, America is less competitive than we should be. Workers have
fewer protections, the potential positive effects of trade are
diminished, and the negative effects are exacerbated. We’re going into
this with one arm tied behind our backs. I still believe
in the goal of a strong and fair trade agreement in the Pacific as part
of a broader strategy both at home and abroad, just as I did when I was
Secretary of State. I appreciate the hard work that President Obama and
his team put into this process and recognize the strides they made.
But the bar here is very high and, based on what I have seen, I don’t
believe this agreement has met it. Read more >>>>
