Subject: Re: Iowa
From: Angel Urena <[email-masked]>
To: Laura Rosenberger <[email-masked]>
Cc: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Tina Flournoy <[email-masked]>, Michael Shapiro <[email-masked]>, Mike Schmidt <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Jon Davidson <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 12:38:38 +0000

Thank you very much.

On Jan 7, 2016, at 7:38 AM, Laura Rosenberger <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Here's a Q and A we did on her record; looks like you have her statement but pasting below as well for convenience:

Didn’t North Korea increase its nuclear arsenal on your watch?  Hasn’t the Obama Administration neglected this problem?

•         This is North Korea's fourth nuclear test, if it is verified. North Korea’s nuclear breakout and its first nuclear test happened under George W. Bush's administration, which was putting almost all of its energy into Iraq.  When I became Secretary, I saw the need to up our game in Asia - to build stronger alliances - and to improve our military posture.

•         We also worked with our allies to test whether North Korea would take concrete steps to denuclearize.  Unfortunately, North Korea quickly made clear that it had no interest in abiding by commitments it made.  And we made clear that we would not be blackmailed or settle for Pyongyang’s terms.

•         So we built a global coalition to expand sanctions on North Korea.  We also worked with our allies to block numerous attempts by North Korea to proliferate.  We cut off some of North Korea’s key arms clients.  And we enhanced our defense posture in the region to deal with the evolving threat.

•         It’s also important to remember that when I became Secretary, our relations with the ROK and Japan were frayed.  I worked to restore those ties and to ensure that we put our allies first – and to make clear that we would not cut a deal at their expense.  And we took important steps – including to deepen cooperation on missile defense.

•         Now North Korea has continued its defiance.  So we need to be resolute in response, increasing pressure and sending Pyongyang an unmistakable message that its nuclear brinksmanship won't succeed.  We need to make clear that we will take whatever steps are necessary to defend our allies in the region.   And we need to press the Chinese government, which wields influence with the North Koreans, to be more assertive in deterring the North's irresponsible actions.  It should take actions to halt prohibited activities transpiring across its borders or its firms that participate in illicit trade or proliferation will have to face sanctions.

Statement From Hillary Clinton on North Korea's Apparent Nuclear Test

Hillary Clinton released the following statement Wednesday about North Korea’s apparent nuclear test:

“I strongly condemn North Korea’s apparent nuclear test. If verified, this is a provocative and dangerous act, and North Korea must have no doubt that we will take whatever steps are necessary to defend ourselves and our treaty allies, South Korea and Japan.   North Korea's goal is to blackmail the world into easing the pressure on its rogue regime. We can't give in to or in any way encourage this kind of bullying.  Instead, we should increase pressure and send Pyongyang an unmistakable message that its nuclear brinksmanship won't succeed.

“The United States and our partners, including the UN Security Council, need to immediately impose additional sanctions against North Korea.  The Chinese government, which wields influence with the North Koreans, must be more assertive in deterring the North's irresponsible actions, and it should take actions to halt prohibited activities transpiring across its borders or its firms that participate in illicit trade or proliferation will have to face sanctions.  We should also work with our allies to strengthen our missile defenses.

“As Secretary I championed the United States’ pivot to the Asia Pacific - including shifting additional military assets to the theater – in part to confront threats like North Korea and to support our allies.  I worked to get not just our allies but also Russia and China on board for the strongest sanctions yet.

“North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests, its human rights record, the cyber hack of Sony this past December -- highlight the continuing threat that North Korea poses.

“And threats like this are yet another reminder of what’s at stake in this election.  We cannot afford reckless, imprudent publicity stunts that risk war.  We need a Commander-in-Chief with the experience and judgement to deal with a dangerous North Korea on Day One.”

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On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 7:31 AM, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Laura can send you our statement.

On Jan 7, 2016, at 5:07 AM, Angel Urena <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Any guidance (beyond the statement you issued) on NK?

On Jan 6, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Tina Flournoy <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Got it and thanks. We can print it in the am before we leave

On Jan 6, 2016, at 7:16 PM, Michael Shapiro <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

On tax fairness - we're still developing exactly what our policy is going to look like and how to frame it; we're planning to put a memo into her book tonight - so my thought was we should send that across once it's fully formed. We won't be public with the policy until next Monday at the earliest.

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Mike Schmidt <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Hi Tina:

I'm attaching a memo we just sent in to HRC on Bernie's Wall Street speech, which also includes Q&A.

Thanks,

Mike

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Tina Flournoy <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Great. Thank you

> On Jan 5, 2016, at 4:42 PM, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>
> + Schmidt and Shapiro.  We will send him a note on Bernie's Wall Street
> speech today and HRC's forthcoming tax proposals
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tina Flournoy [mailto:[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 2:55 PM
> To: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; John Podesta
> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
> Cc: Angel Urena <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Jon Davidson
> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
> Subject: Iowa
>
> Thank you both for everything you did to get WJC ready for NH. Any updates
> we need for Iowa?
>
> Thanks

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