Subject: Re: DRAFT: Bullets for tomorrow's NH college town hall
From: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
To: Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>
Cc: Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:49:08 -0700
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

Thanks, Megan.  A couple of suggestions below.

On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Hey all – I’ve shortened today’s remarks to a set of bullets, and added a
> hit on the GOP.  At the moment, it just names Walker, but also more broadly
> hits the whole field.  I’m pasting that riff here… entire draft attached.
>
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> If you could please send me your edits within the next hour, I can get it
> to her book not-too-late.
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> Thanks!
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> **
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> *The contrast with the GOP:*
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>
> ·        If you watched the Republican debates the other night, you may
> have noticed something.  Seventeen candidates talked for four hours – and
> not one of them said a single word about *how to address *the *rising *cost
> of college.  Not one. [NOTE: RUBIO DID TALK ABOUT HIS STUDENT DEBT, BUT NO
> ONE SAID ANYTHING PROACTIVE]
>
>
>
> ·        That’s because they don’t believe states should *increase*
> investment in higher education – they believe states should *slash*
> investment in higher education.  They even want to cut Pell Grants from
> students who need the help the most.
>
>
>
> ·        What’s their answer to people struggling with student debt?
> “Sorry – you’re on your own.”
>
>
>
> ·        I’m not making this up.  This is their record.
>
>
>
> ·        Look at what Governor Walker’s done in Wisconsin.  He slashed
> funding to public universities and rolled back financial aid programs.  He
> scapegoats teachers while ignoring the real pressures on families. He wants
> to get rid of programs that forgive the student loans of doctors and
> dentists who work in under-served communities.  Eliminate scholarships for
> poor students.  Deny students the chance to refinance their loans.  He even
> rejected legislation that would make loan payments tax-deductible.  I’m not
> sure why he wanted students to pay *more* in taxes – but that’s what
> happened.
>
> [I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO RESPOND TO HIS IDEA THAT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT
> UNIVERSITIES ARE SPENDING TOO MUCH ON  FACULTY.  I SUGGEST ADDING:
>

I DON'T DISAGREE WITH SCOTT WALKER THAT COLLEGES NEED TO DO THEIR PART TO
DECREASE TUITION BY TIGHTENING THEIR BELTS. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU DO IT
BY SLASHING STATE FUNDING AND REPLACING FACULTY WITH ADJUNCT PROFESSORS WHO
DON'T GET PAID FAIRLY.  I BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE A REAL COMPACT - WORKING
TOGETHER BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AND COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO INCREASE INNOVATION, DECREASE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND ALL
DO OUR PART TO MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE"

> ·        And the worst part is – Scott Walker isn’t special.  Nearly
> every other Republican candidate shares his out-of-touch and out-of-date
> views.  They wouldn’t do anything to help hard-working students and
> families.
>
>
>

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Ann O'Leary
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Hillary for America
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