Subject: Re: Labor president messaging on healthcare
From: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
To: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:46:51 -0800

OK - I could draft a letter for the Labor Presidents to send.

Nikki - Let me know what you think and I can call you to strategize.

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Jake Sullivan <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I am fine with a full court press on Cadillac tax.
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> *From:* Ann O'Leary [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 14, 2016 2:42 PM
> *To:* Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Robby Mook <[email-masked]>; John Podesta <
> [email-masked]>; Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>;
> Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: Labor president messaging on healthcare
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> 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.
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> JAKE - What do you think?
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> NIKKI - You think this would work?
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> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Nikki Budzinski <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
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> +Ann
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> 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.
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> http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/feb/13/clinton-will-protect-nations-landmark-health-care/
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> 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.
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> I thought this OpEd was a good way to address and labor's effort to get us
> what we were asking for.
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> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
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> 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?
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> --
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> Nikki Budzinski
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> Labor Outreach Director
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> Hillary for America
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> 646-854-1442 (direct)
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> --
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> Ann O'Leary
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> Senior Policy Advisor
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> Hillary for America
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> Cell: 510-717-5518
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