IATSE Stage Employees Local 720 Endorses Clinton
Hillary Clinton today received the endorsement of the IATSE Stage Employees Local 720 in Las Vegas. Chartered in 1939, IATSE Local 720 includes approximately 4,500 members and affiliated workers involved with the convention and trade show industry, theatrical productions and live entertainment events in southern Nevada. Their work includes: rigging, lighting, audio, video, make-up, special effects and costumes.
“We believe it is in the best interest of all working men and women and their families to support Hillary for President,” said Local 720 President Hal Ritzer. “There is no other candidate who brings the strength of character, experience, and commitment to working families like Hillary Clinton.”
“I am honored to have the support of members of the IATSE Local 720 whose hard work and creativity ensure the curtains rise to resounding applause across every stage and event in Las Vegas,” said Clinton. “I look forward to working with the men and women of the IATSE Local 720 to bring our message of change across Nevada.”
Clinton has received strong support from major unions representing nearly four million working families nationwide. Her endorsements include the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Union; Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union; International Associations of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Transportation Communications Union; National Association of Letter Carriers; International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers; American Federation of Teachers; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and the Amalgamated Transit Union.
Senator Hillary Clinton Answers Questions
From iVillage Community
Shares Wisdom & Photos From Her Life As A
Mother, Wife, Daughter, First Lady And Senator
WHAT: Earlier this year, iVillage.com, the first and largest community of women online, gave its members a chance to submit questions they'd like to ask Senator Clinton. The response was overwhelming, with questions that ranged in focus, from her life at home to how to overcome child poverty in the US.
WHEN & WHERE: The most compelling questions, along with 10 special photos that span Senator Clinton's life and career, are part of a special feature, "Hillary Clinton: You Asked, She Answered," launching today on the site at http://www.ivillage.com/ivillagecares/0,,cd3gc809,00.html and http://slideshow.ivillage.com/ivillage_cares/hillary_clintons_life_milestones/ .
The feature is part of the iVillage Cares initiative: http://www.ivillage.com/ivillagecares/ , which connects women around the world to each other to effect change. Recently, as part of iVillage Cares, iVillage published a journal from Laura Bush describing her trip to Africa, and Condoleezza Rice also answered questions from the iVillage community.
About iVillage
iVillage Inc., a division of NBC Universal , is the first and largest media company dedicated exclusively to connecting women at every stage of their lives. Ranked the #1 online destination for women with 31.4 million unique visitors (comScore MediaMetrix), iVillage.com offers an authentic community infused with compelling content from experts on health , parenting , pregnancy , beauty , style , fitness , relationships , food and entertainment . The site's interactive features include thousands of message boards and a wide variety of social networking tools, allowing women around the world to connect, share ideas, and seek advice and support about everything from fertility to fashion.
Established in 1995, iVillage's brand extensions include iVillage UK , iVillage Total Health and owned sites Astrology.com , GardenWeb and gURL.com , in addition to the Newborn Channel . The company, acquired by NBC Universal in May 2006, is based in New York.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Endorses Clinton
The Clinton Campaign today announced the endorsement of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
“Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to bring the war in Iraq to an end and reverse the potentially devastating effects of global warming,” Kennedy said. “I watched proudly as Hillary won over New Yorkers across the state in her race for the Senate seat my father once held. Since then, she’s been reelected in a landslide victory and proven that she is ready to lead this nation from her first day in office. Hillary will inspire the real change America needs.”
“Bobby has worked tirelessly to protect our environment and raise awareness about the dangers of global warming and pollution,” Clinton said. “I’m deeply honored to have his support and counsel.”
Kennedy serves as Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and President of Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also a Clinical Professor and Supervising Attorney at Pace University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic and is co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio. Earlier in his career he served as Assistant District Attorney in New York City.
In recognition of his environmental efforts, Time Magazine named him one of its “Heroes for the Planet” for his success leading the fight to restore the Hudson River.
Kennedy is scheduled to campaign for Clinton at stops in eastern Iowa today.
Hillary Clinton’s Remarks Today on Health Care
Draws Key Contrasts with Obama Health Plan
Hillary Clinton delivered remarks today about her health care plan, continuing to define the contrasts between her plan and Senator Obama’s. For more information on the differences, please visit: http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=4418 .
The following is an excerpt from her speech:
“Among the Democrats, all of us except Senator Obama have universal health care that have put forth a plan. [Governor] Richardson, Senator Edwards, Senator Dodd. We’ve put forth universal health care plans because we know if we don’t cover everybody we’re going to leave millions and millions of people out. It’s a substantive and important difference because if you don’t start with the goal of covering every American, you will never get there.
“Here’s how my plan works: If you already have private insurance and you’re happy with it, nothing changes – you keep that insurance. But if you don’t have health insurance – or if you don’t like the insurance you have – you can choose from the wide variety of options that are available to members of Congress.
“Now all Americans will have a responsibility to get and keep health insurance. I believe when you make this the law of the land, Americans will follow it and will purchase health insurance – far more than if we don’t have that requirement. We’ll provide tax credits to ensure that people can afford it – and we’ll give tax credits to small businesses so that they can cover more of their employees.
“If you want to cover everyone, you have to make health care a shared responsibility. I know you need to have the willingness to stand up to the insurance companies and the drug companies and demand universal coverage. And that’s why I don’t understand why we have this difference on the Democratic side because, if anything, Democrats should stand for universal health care. That distinguishes us from the Republicans. The Republicans don’t believe in it, Democrats do and we should fight for it.
“And we’ll need a president with the experience and the strength to make that happen, otherwise we will be right back here in another 10 or 12 or 14 years, and we will still have 10’s of millions of people uninsured. And, in fact, our problems will be even worse because we would have lost more jobs because employers won’t be willing to provide insurance, they will move jobs offshore because they don’t want to have those benefits and we will not be either competitive or living up to our ideals. It is impossible to get universal health care if you don’t have a mandate. That is a key difference between my plan and Senator Obama’s plan. Now, when Senator Obama was a State Senator in Illinois, he helped to create a health care task force that looked into how to best cover everyone in Illinois with health insurance. They released their report earlier this year, and they made it very clear if you want to cover everyone, you need to require people to get health insurance. Otherwise, you will fail to cover 60-90% of the uninsured.
“Now there are a number of ways of doing this. One sensible step would be to use what’s called default enrollment. If you don’t make a choice, well, we set up a system where people are automatically enrolled when they come into contact with the health care system or with schools or colleges. You could also work with employers so that they automatically enroll people. The Congress has ideas about this and we’ll work to make sure that these mandates are enforceable.
“But what’s strange is that Senator Obama’s plan actually does have a mandate, but only for children; no requirement for adults. Now, I’ve worked on this issue a very long time. If you believe you can enforce a mandate on children that means you enforce the mandate on the parents of the children to enroll the children. So why would you leave out the parents of the children? Because what happens when you leave out the parents is that they’re less likely to get health care for their own children. You see, this is all connected. And I’m proud that Senator Edwards agrees with me, Senator Dodd agrees with me, Governor Richardson agrees with me Congressman Kucinich has a different approach, but he gets everyone covered to have universal health care.
“If we don’t get universal health care, then we will be betraying the Democratic Party’s principles. And it’s important that those who will caucus on January 3rd understand this difference. Senator Obama’s plan does not, and cannot, cover all Americans. He called his plan universal, then he called it “virtually universal,” but it is not either. When it comes to truth in labeling, it simply flunks the test.
“He’s been saying there’s no difference between our plans. But his plan would leave at least 15 million Americans uninsured – including more than 100,000 people right here in Iowa. So why don’t we just say everyone against the wall, don’t get insurance, we’re very sorry but we’re just not going to have a plan that covers you. Who’s going to choose who doesn’t get covered, who’s going to leave out 15 million, or 100,000 people in Iowa? That’s more than half the population of Des Moines. That’s a huge difference for those who get left out like the daughter of the woman that I met in Greenville. And it's a huge difference to me to leave 15 million people virtually invisible, because that is what we would do.
“Well, when I am president, there will be no invisible Americans and there will be no Americans without health care. That is one of my highest priorities, and I know it’s going to be a tough fight.”
Clinton Campaign Announces Nevada Apple Corps
Over 350 Nevada Educators to Support Hillary, Mobilize Educators
Nevadans for Hillary today announced a team of more than 350 Silver State educators who have signed on in support of Hillary’s candidacy because of her tireless efforts to improve our nation’s education system. Nevada Apple Corps members are uniting behind Hillary and will share her record of strength and experience on issues of importance to our nation’s schools with fellow caucus-goers throughout Nevada.
For more than 35 years, Senator Clinton has advocated for improved educational programs and opportunities for America’s youth, from pre-school to higher education. As president, Hillary will work to establish universal pre-kindergarten, reform the No Child Left Behind Act and expand grants and tax credits to make college more affordable for working families.
“I am honored to have the support of these incredible Nevada educators in our effort to improve our struggling education system,” said Senator Clinton. “American children deserve the opportunity to live up to their potential, and a high-quality education system is essential to achieving that goal.”
Hillary Clinton has a proven record on issues that matter most to America’s students and educators, and she has the strength and experience to enact the changes our education system needs. Members of the Nevada Apple Corps include:
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