Subject: Re: Email we are sending out today
From: "Bill de Blasio" <[email-masked]>
To: "Neera Tanden" <[email-masked]>, "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Robby Mook" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:51:16 +0000

Prego, signore! 

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From: Neera Tanden <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:37:22 
To: John Podesta<[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<[email-masked]>
Cc: Robby Mook<[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Email we are sending out today

Wow
John doesn’t rollout the Italian everyday!

From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 3:11 PM
To: [email-masked]
Cc: Neera Tanden; Robby Mook
Subject: Re: Email we are sending out today

Grazie!
On Apr 28, 2015 2:55 PM, "Bill de Blasio" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

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]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:39:17 -0400
To: <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Neera Tanden<[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Robby Mook<[email-masked]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:21:58 +0000
To: Bill de Blasio<[email-masked]<mailto:[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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