Clinton touts health care plan in Madison speech ~~YES WE WILL~~

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Clinton touts health care plan in Madison speech

Samara Kalk Derby — 2/18/2008 11:21 pm

Sen. Hillary Clinton told a Madison audience that she doesn't need to just talk about taking on the special interests in her quest to become president; she's been there, done that.

"I remember taking them on, in 1993 and 1994. And it was kind of lonely back then. They were spending $300 million tearing me down and attacking me — I considered it a badge of honor. And I consider it a badge of honor to take them on again. And this time we are going to win!" ………….

She spent a lot of time during her 40-minute "Solutions for America Rally" speech tonight detailing her universal health care plan, which she said would ensure that all Americans have the same quality health care plan as their members of Congress.

"We cannot let the insurance industry determine who lives and who dies, who gets health care, and who does not," Clinton said. "This is one of the big differences in this campaign. I am passionately committed to universal health care, Sen. Obama is not."

Clinton also focused on education, promising to start with pre-school education, helping kids be better prepared to go to school. She also promised to end "that unfunded mandate known as No Child Left Behind."

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She also told a crowd, half full of university students, that she wanted to make college affordable again.

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The New York senator and former first lady got big reactions when she took on President George W. Bush, which she did frequently during her speech.

She talked about ending corruption, incompetence, no-bid contracts and cronyism in the Bush administration. "How about appointing qualified people for the positions they hold again in the federal government? No more Katrinas — not again in America."

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Clinton promised to begin international diplomacy immediately, including holding diplomatic negotiations with Iran.

"We will send a message that the United States is back in the business of diplomacy. The era of cowboy diplomacy is over. We are going to work with the rest of the world," she said.

Samara Kalk Derby — 2/18/2008 11:21 pm

[rodeodance]

1. She has a new 13-page Economic Blueprint at her website-she handed them out

today at her speeches--3 today----

[jackson_dem]

4. One thing that drew me to her after Edwards dropped out is she is far more substantive than Obama.

As well as more economically progressive.

[rodeodance]

11. I think so lso---and she brings the enviroment into her economic plan.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

6. Blueprint??!?! Obama has a "Blueprint for Change" pamphlet.

This is PROOF that Clinton is a PLAGIARIZER!!!11!!11ELEVEN

[rodeodance]

12. ha ha.

[rodeodance]

2. sink or swim

[KitchenWitch]

3. K&R

[Andromeda]

5. K&R

:kick:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

7. Her plan is far Superior and is set up for easy transition (zero $$'s) into UHC single payer

[Hobarticus]

8. K&R'd

[casus belli]

9. "Yes we will"??

Is this a joke I'm not getting or is Hillary adopting this as her new tagline?

[rodeodance]

13. where you been?? --she has been using this for some time now.

[Clinton Crusader]

10. K&R!!