Subject: 2.6.15 CTR Weekend TPs
From: Burns Strider <[email-masked]>
To: CTRFriendsFamily <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 16:45:53 -0500
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​Hi all,

Please find Correct The Record's weekend talking points package both
attached and below.

*2.6.14 Weekend Package*

*1.       **Hillary Clinton: Fighting for America’s Workers*

*2.       **Hillary Clinton: Vaccinations*

*3.       **Hillary Clinton: Tops New Millennial Poll*

*4.       **Eleven Things You Should Know About Hillary Clinton*

*TALKING POINTS: HILLARY CLINTON: FIGHTING FOR AMERICA’S WORKERS*

*“This is the country where if you work hard, you can make it. And each
generation is supposed to have it a little better than the one before.” –
Hillary Clinton, **10/23/14
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/hillary-clinton-as-surrogate-more-like-the-main-attraction#.hu3BBNX7R>*

   - Hillary Clinton has stood up and fought for American workers her
   entire life, reflecting her belief that our country’s future depends on a
   strong and successful middle class.

   - Clinton worked to close tax loopholes and called
   <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041401413.html>
for
   eliminating “any tax break that promotes or rewards outsourcing.” Hillary
   also supported
   <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00083>
legislation
   to discourage outsourcing in the private sector and to restrict
   <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00032>
federal
   agencies from outsourcing work.

   - Clinton proposed <http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=77061> a $1
   billion per year innovation fund to encourage states to develop family
   leave and paid leave policies, and also called for providing paid parental
   leave to all federal employees.

   - Clinton cofounded the bipartisan Senate Manufacturing Caucus and fought
   <https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/429> to bring
   new manufacturing technology to small and medium-sized businesses, which
   would help to create jobs and spur manufacturing growth.

   - Clinton stood up against unfair Chinese trade practices and voted
   <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00086>
in
   favor of authorizing action on Chinese imports if the Chinese government
   did not reform its currency practices.

   - Clinton worked to expand job training opportunities for workers and led
   <https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/431/> efforts
   <https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2586> to bring
   together local businesses, governments, educational institutions and labor
   organizations to collaborate on new programs to train workers for modern
   technology jobs.

   - Clinton backed efforts
   <https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1992> to
   expand protections for workers’ pensions and to protect
   <https://beta.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1485> overtime
   <https://beta.congress.gov/amendment/108th-congress/senate-amendment/1580>
pay
   for working Americans.

   - Clinton fought to strengthen
   <https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2231> safety
   protections for coal miners and worked
   <https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2189> to
   secure health coverage for laid off and retired steelworkers.

   - Clinton worked to give all American workers the opportunity to easily
   save for the future. Hillary proposed
   <http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/21/clinton.trans.retirement/>
creating
   “American Retirement Accounts” that would give workers greater security on
   their savings and increase flexibility in making investments.

*BOTTOM LINE:* Hillary Clinton’s life has been about fighting to protect
and lift up American workers and their families. Hillary's vision for our
future is reflected by her efforts to ensure everyone has a fair shot at
the American Dream.

*TALKING POINTS: HILLARY CLINTON AND VACCINATIONS*

*BACKGROUND:** The recent measles outbreak has been attributed by many to a
decline in childhood vaccinations, sparking a debate in America about the
safety of vaccinating our children.  As a result, some in the media and
various pundits have accused Hillary Clinton of flip flopping on the
vaccine issue.*

*THE FACTS:*

 ·         Hillary Clinton has consistently supported researching the
causes of autism and finding fact-based solutions to fight the disorder.

 ·         Hillary Clinton has a long record of protecting children in
America and all over the world through life-saving vaccines.

 ·         In 2008
<http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/02/politics/hillary-clinton-vaccines/>,
Senator Clinton, along with President Obama and many others, wrote she was
committed to investing in additional research to find the causes of autism.

 ·         Clinton wrote she supported additional research on the possible
environmental causes of autism, including but not limited to, vaccinations.

 ·         It is a consistent approach by Secretary Clinton to seek and
research in order to utilize the best information possible to come to a
conclusion, exactly the process here.

*HILLARY CLINTON’S LONG RECORD OF PROTECTING CHILDREN THROUGH
VACCINATIONS: *

o   As First Lady, Hillary Clinton spearheaded
<http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=934>the Childhood Immunization
Initiative and worked to create the Vaccines for Children Program, bringing
childhood immunization rates to an all-time high.

o   She introduced or cosponsored more than 10 bills to promote awareness
of vaccines and expand vaccine supplies for emergencies.

o   Hillary cosponsored
<http://beta.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2049> the
Childhood Vaccine Supply Act to combat the shortage of routine childhood
vaccines.

o   As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton used
<http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2010/08/146002.htm>
diplomacy
to combat unfounded rumors about the dangers of polio vaccines.

o   Today, through her work at the Clinton Foundation, the Clinton Health
Access Initiative (CHAI) is partnering with governments of Kenya, Ethiopia,
and Malawi to support the national rollout of new vaccines, which will
prevent 50,000
<https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-health-access-initiative/programs/accelerating-rollout-new-vaccines>
child
deaths each year.

o   On Monday, February 2, 2015, Hillary Clinton tweeted
<https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/562456798020386816>, “The
science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork.
Let's protect all our kids. #GrandmothersKnowBest.”

*TALKING POINTS: HILLARY CLINTON TOPS NEW MILLENNIAL POLL*

*BACKGROUND*: *A new **Fusion Massive Millennial poll*
<https://fusiondotnet.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/politics-affiliations-comedian.pdf>*
of
18-34 year olds conducted January 6-11, 2015 finds that Hillary Clinton
leads the field of potential Democratic candidates and beats the preferred
GOP nominee by double digits.*

*THE POLL:*

   - 57% of young Democrats polled chose Hillary Clinton as their preferred
   Democratic presidential nominee, 47% higher than the next potential
   candidate.

   - In a head-to-head matchup with young Republicans’ preferred GOP
   nominee, Mitt Romney, who eventually decided not to run, Hillary Clinton
   wins by double digits, 55%-31%.

*THE BIG PICTURE:*

   - Even as right-wing attacks groups throw everything but the kitchen
   sink at Hillary Clinton, she continues to connect with Democrats,
   Independents and Americans of all backgrounds who are hungry for her
   experience, leadership and vision. Because of Hillary Clinton’s years of
   public service, her strong record as a leader, and her commitment to being
   a voice to the voiceless, she has the support of so many Americans.

   - This latest poll is in line with what others polls and pundits have
   been showing for months – that Hillary Clinton has unprecedented support,
   despite the onslaught of Republican attacks against her.

   - A Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa poll
      <http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2015-01-31/saturday-b-30496.pdf>
conducted
      January 26-29, 2015 finds that 56% of the likely Democratic caucus-goers
      polled in Iowa said that Hillary Clinton was their first choice for
      president, 40% ahead of the next potential candidate. The poll also shows
      that Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by 84% of Democratic likely
      caucus-goers.

   - An ABC News/Washington Post poll
      <http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2015/01/historys-a-positive-for-clinton-not-so-for-bush-or-romney/>
conducted
      January 12-15, 2015 finds that Hillary Clinton leads each of the top
      potential GOP candidates in hypothetical matchups by double digits.
      According to the poll, Hillary leads Jeb Bush 54%-41%, Mitt
Romney 55%-40%,
      Chris Christie 53%-40%, Rand Paul 54%-41%, and Mike Huckabee 56%-39%.

   - For 17 out of the past 18 years, Hillary Clinton has been named
      Americans’ Most Admired Woman, according to a Gallup poll
      <http://www.gallup.com/poll/180365/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-extend-run-admired.aspx>
from
      December 8-11, 2014.

   - Clinton is extremely popular among Democrats: an NBC/Marist poll
      <http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-beats-joe-biden-hypothetical-2016-matchup>
       from July 7-13, 2014  puts her favorability/unfavorability rating in
      Iowa at 89 percent/6 percent; in New Hampshire it’s even higher, at
      94 percent/4 percent.

   - In polls conducted this summer in Ohio
      <http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=2066>
      , New Jersey
      <http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/new-jersey/release-detail?ReleaseID=2068>
       and Florida
      <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/24/clinton-polling-well-in-key-presidential-battleground/>,
      Hillary Clinton had commanding leads over potential 2016 GOP contenders.

   - According to a Quinnipiac press release on the Ohio poll
      <http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=2066>,
      "Secretary Clinton, on the other hand, is almost everyone's favorite
      candidate.”

   - Regarding the New Jersey poll, a Quinnipiac official stated
      <http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/08/hillary_clinton_leads_christie_for_president_in_nj_poll_finds.html>,
      “As Gov. Christopher Christie traipses around the nation, his
presidential
      potential seems alive, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the
      adopted girl next door, easily beats him in his home state.”

   - Based on the Florida poll, CNN reported
      <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/24/clinton-polling-well-in-key-presidential-battleground/>
that
      “Hillary Clinton is the clear 2016 frontrunner in the nation's largest
      presidential battleground state.”

*TALKING POINTS: ELEVEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON*

*Secretary Clinton helped restore America’s leadership and standing in the
world during a time of global challenges and changes.* Secretary Clinton
worked tirelessly to revitalize American diplomacy and strengthen alliances
by traveling nearly a million miles for hundreds of meetings with foreign
leaders in 112 countries. As America’s lead diplomat, Secretary Clinton
understood the importance of engaging the public and took diplomacy
directly to people around the world. Just as she was as a senator,
Secretary Clinton was a workhorse, often taking on difficult challenges and
addressing them directly around the world.

*Secretary Clinton built and maintained a coalition to enact the toughest
sanctions in Iran’s history. *Secretary Clinton helped impose the toughest
sanctions in Iran’s history by getting Russia and China on board. Even the Wall
Street Journal
<http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703957904575252600443502256?KEYWORDS=HILLARY+clinton>
editorial
board noted that, “Clinton surely pulled out every stop to get Russia and
particularly China…on board.” And as Howard Dean recently told CNN
<http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1311/25/cg.02.html>, “Hillary
Clinton cranked up the sanctions for the first time under President Obama
that actually made the Iranians come to the table.”

*Secretary Clinton played an integral role in the New START Treaty with
Russia.*Secretary Clinton played an active role in reaching a missile
reduction agreement with Russia,working to push it through the Senate
<http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/11/clinton.start.treaty/> and securing
more than the necessary two-thirds majority. She entered the treaty into
force <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/02/156037.htm> in Munich with
her Russian counterpart. As a result of the treaty’s passage, there
will be fewer
nuclear missile launchers
<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/02/156037.htm>. Simply put, the
world is safer.

*Secretary Clinton supported the raid that brought Osama bin Laden to
justice.* As NBC’s Brian Williams reported
<http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/05/02/11493919-president-obama-bin-laden-raid-is-most-important-single-day-of-my-presidency>
on
his website, “Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recommended an air strike
with no forces on the ground.  CIA Director Panetta supported a raid by
Special Forces and so did Secretary of State Clinton.”

*Secretary Clinton helped avert all-out war in Gaza by negotiating a
cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians. *In November 2012, after
eight days of violence, Secretary Clinton negotiated a Gaza cease-fire with
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. In an article titled “Hillary Clinton
scores Gaza cease fire success,” Politico noted
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84145.html> that, “Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton got a Gaza cease-fire right at the moment hope seemed
dead for a rapid end to the violence…”

*Secretary Clinton played a role in bringing one war to an end and planning
for the end of another. *Working closely with Department of Defense
colleagues and as part of the President’s national security team, Secretary
Clinton played a role in the end of war in Iraq and in beginning a
transition in Afghanistan, with all NATO allies having agreed to stand-up a
post withdrawal support plan. As President Obama told 60 Minutes
<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-and-clinton-the-60-minutes-interview/3/>,
it was “all a consequence of the great work that Hillary did and her team
did and the State Department did in conjunction with our national security
team.”

*Secretary Clinton was critical in America’s “pivot to Asia” strategy.* As
Martin Indyk of the Brookings Institute wrote in Foreign Policy
<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/06/20/debating_hillary#sthash.tKnaZMYq.dpbs>,
“The ‘pivot’ to East Asia will probably be Obama’s most lasting strategic
achievement… [but] it is Clinton’s too. She laid the groundwork, built the
relationships, and developed the complex architecture of the new strategy —
and she turned up at that pivotal moment in Vietnam in July 2010 to declare
the U.S. commitment to the region.” Secretary Clinton earned praise
<http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/hard-diplomatic-work-pays-off-in-myanmar/1262961>
for
her work in opening up Burma, a place that had not been visited by a
Secretary of State in 50 years.

*Secretary Clinton worked to build the coalition to oust Qadhafi and stop
massacres in Libya. *As the Washington Post reported
<http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-10-30/world/35277483_1_brega-misurata-benghazi>
upon
the end of NATO operations in Libya, “U.S. officials and key allies are
offering a detailed new defense of the approach and Clinton’s pivotal role
– both within a divided Cabinet and a fragile, assembled-on-the-fly
international alliance. What emerges from these accounts is a picture of
Clinton using her mixture of political pragmatism and tenacity to referee
spats among NATO partners, secure crucial backing from Arab countries and
tutor rebels on the fine points of message management.”

*Secretary Clinton engaged in economic statecraft.* Secretary Clinton’s
focus on economic engagement resulted in increased investment
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-10/how-hillary-clinton-created-a-u-s-business-promotion-machine.html>
through
three new free trade agreements
<http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tpp/bta/fta/c26474.htm>(Colombia
<http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/01/155566.htm>, Panama
<http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/10/175348.htm> and South Korea
<http://translations.state.gov/st/english/texttrans/2011/04/20110417130630tegdirb5.767465e-02.html#axzz2nwkRuZel>)
and 15 Open Skies agreements
<http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/114805.htm> including with Japan,
Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

*Secretary Clinton brought the State Department into the 21st Century.
*Secretary
Clinton helped the State Department adapt to emerging issues such as cyber
security by creating theCenter for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications
<http://www.state.gov/r/cscc/> to combat Al-Qaeda’s growing influence
online. She recognized the important role of energy in U.S. foreign policy
and helped create theBureau of Energy Resources
<http://blogs.state.gov/stories/2011/11/18/us-department-state-establishes-new-bureau-energy-resources>
to
protect our energy infrastructure and influence how nations move to cleaner
fuel.

*Secretary Clinton elevated the cause of women’s rights to new heights*.
Secretary Clinton recognized women’s rights as a major foreign policy
issue. It is, according to Newsweek, the area of “hardships faced by women
and girls across the world–that her impact has been most profound.” Hillary
convinced the White House to allow her to create a new position at the
State Department: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. Newsweek
continued, “Across the world, in diverse and deeply reactionary cultures,
Clinton and [Ambassador-at-Large] Verveer have spoken and fought to
liberalize attitudes on women’s role in the economy, girls’ schooling,
women’s health, domestic violence, issues arising from war and conflict,
and myriad other concerns.”