Subject: Re: Labor president messaging on healthcare
From: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
To: Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>
Cc: Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:42:12 -0800

WJC's plan is interesting though - he is saying have her lean into ACA but
explain it is not going to be the same old Obama ACA and first order of
business is going to be repealing the Cadillac Tax. We have NOT leaned into
our repeal of the Cadillac Tax b/c we were afraid of the health economists.
I like leaning into it in a bigger way.  Agree the Randi-Mary Kay op-ed is
good, but I think a forceful argument that she is the only one who has the
strategic ability and guts to really make the fixes we need is good.

JAKE - What do you think?

NIKKI - You think this would work?

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Nikki Budzinski <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> +Ann
>
> Ann and I had conversations with Machinists, SEIU and AFT before the IA
> caucus.  We got Mary Kay and Randi to do the attached OpEd, which is in the
> Las Vegas Sun today.
>
>
> http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/feb/13/clinton-will-protect-nations-landmark-health-care/
>
> I'll touchbase with Tina on this as well.  The concern for labor is
> complicated around healthcare...1.  ACA is not popular with labor because
> it does have implications for their plans (Cadillac Tax is only one
> example), so defending it as the best path is not popular.  2.  Labor
> universally does support single payer although they know its not realistic.
>
> I thought this OpEd was a good way to address and labor's effort to get us
> what we were asking for.
>
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>> WJC asked again today that we have labor presidents send an open
>> letter to their members that they should choose HRC because she will
>> eliminate the Cadillac tax and get more people ensured but Bernies
>> could put their plans at risk.  We all want universal healthcare but
>> Hillary has the best plan.
>> I know there has been pushback in the past but could we put the ask in
>> again?  John, do you think Randi or Lee would be into this?
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Nikki Budzinski
> Labor Outreach Director
> Hillary for America
> 646-854-1442 (direct)
>

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