Subject: Re: Email we are sending out today
From: "Bill de Blasio" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Neera Tanden" <[email-masked]>, "Robby Mook" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:55:25 +0000

I am pleased to note that I have used the specific word "hopeful" (along with the word "optimistic") many times recently with our friends in the media who have asked about Hillary.

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From: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:39:17 
To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: Neera Tanden<[email-masked]>; Robby Mook<[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Email we are sending out today

Thanks. Lots of overlap. Remember when it comes to us future and hopeful.

Following up on my conversations with each of you last week, I want to keep
you updated on the next steps in our efforts to organize progressives
nationally to take on income inequality. Below is an email going out today
for an event coming up in 2 weeks. I believe you will agree with much of
this content. Please let me know if you want to discuss. Thanks - Bill

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*From: * John Del Cecato <[email-masked]>
*Date: *Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:21:58 +0000
*To: *Bill de Blasio<[email-masked]>
*Subject: *Email we will be sending out

 *On Tuesday, May 12 at 3:00pm*, national progressive leaders will gather
at the U.S. Capitol Building’s *House Triangle* to declare their support
for *The Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality.*

The group of supporters will include federal and local elected officials,
labor officials, cultural leaders, and progressive thought leaders.

*The Progressive Agenda* – a progressive alternative, of sorts, to the 1994
Republican Contract with America – will include specific proposals to lift
the floor for working people, support working parents, and promote tax
fairness – policies that *reward work rather than just wealth.*

The event stems from a summit that Mayor de Blasio convened in New York
City in early April, where a small group of national progressive leaders
gathered to discuss ways the country could combat the crisis of our
time -- *income
inequality.*

The Progressive Agenda builds upon the work of dozens of economists,
lawmakers, think tanks, and progressive activists.  It is not meant to be
seen as a comprehensive collection of how to combat income inequality, but
rather a bold collection of policy proposals around which progressives can
organize and mobilize.

*You are cordially invited to join us at 3pm on May 12!*

If you cannot attend in person, we’d still urge you to *sign on to the
document.*

*To sign on, please email me back as soon as possible, but no later than
this Friday, May 1.  *

Thanks for your consideration, and feel free to contact me with any
questions or concerns.

*The Progressive Agenda*

*To Combat Income Inequality*

1.    Lift the Floor for Working People

·      Raise the federal *minimum wage,* so that it reaches $15/hour, while
indexing it to inflation.

·      Reform the National Labor Relations Act, to enhance workers’ *right
to organize* and *rebuild the middle class.*

·      Pass comprehensive * immigration reform* to grow the economy and
protect against exploitation of * low-wage workers.*

·      *Oppose trade deals* that hand *more power to corporations* at the
expense of American jobs, workers’ rights, and the environment.

2.    Support Working Families

·      Pass national *paid sick leave*.

·      Pass national *paid family leave*.

·      Make *Pre-K, after-school programs* and *childcare* universal.

·      Expand the *Earned Income Tax Credit.*

·      Allow students to *refinance student loan debt *to take advantage of
lower interest rates.

3.    Tax Fairness

·      Close the *carried interest loophole*.

·      End tax breaks for companies that* ship jobs overseas*.

·      Implement the *“Buffett Rule” *so millionaires pay their fair share.

·      Close the* CEO tax loophole* that allows corporations to exploit
“performance pay” write-offs.

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