Subject: Re: DRAFT: latest JJ
From: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
To: Heather Stone <[email-masked]>
Cc: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>, Lily Adams <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>, Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>, Matt Paul <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:17:40 -0600
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

Echoing Lily's concern about this line b/c moving to managed care is
happening all over the country (and done in the right way Dems are
supporting). Here is suggestion to fix and to tie to larger national
narrative:

Current:

Now he’s threatening to privatize Medicare and the “Hawk-I” children’s
health insurance program.  Thousands of Iowans are standing up and saying
“enough.”  And I’m standing with you.

CHANGE TO:
Now he's threatening to rapidly privatize Medicaid and the “Hawk-I”
children’s health insurance program without ensuring that costs savings
don't mean cuts in essential health care. And Republicans in Washington are
putting forward budgets year after year to block grant and cut Medicaid,
putting millions of are most vulnerable Americans at risk. Thousands of
Iowans are standing up and saying “enough.”  And I’m standing with you.

On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Heather Stone <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> I just spoke quickly to Amanda and I would just flag that we be careful
> with the construction of the sentence where she refers to 'offensive terms
> about anchor babies'. I know we mean to be clear that we are saying that
> the offense is the use of the term 'anchor babies' but could be read that
> this is our descriptor for people. I think there is an easy fix to the
> sentence - add a word or to two to make it clear we are quoting and not
> using the term, but flagging out of an over abundance of caution
>
>
> On Saturday, October 24, 2015, Amanda Renteria <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Agree bowed out doesn't sound right.
>>
>> A little worried about being the messenger on this line too - some people
>> say Obama got it wrong.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 24, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Lily Adams <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Quick thing - defer to policy/research on fact checking but by my read,
>> Branstad has already signed contracts to privatize Medicaid here unless CMS
>> rejects the proposal. It also said Medicare in the draft.
>>
>> Now he’s privatizing Medicaid and the “Hawk-I” children’s health
>> insurance program.  Thousands of Iowans are standing up and saying
>> “enough.”
>> And I’m standing with you.
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I would not mention explicitly that Biden bowed out.  I would just say
>>> "and I want to recognize our Vice President Joe Biden" or something
>>> like that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > On Oct 24, 2015, at 12:12 PM, Dan Schwerin <
>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Am giving HRC this new JJ draft. Please take another look and let us
>>> know what you think.
>>> > Thanks!
>>> > Dan
>>> > <2015-10-24 JJ - 1pm.docx>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lily Adams
>> Iowa Communications Director
>> Hillary for America
>> c: 202-368-4013
>>
>>

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Ann O'Leary
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