All three Democratic candidates for president spoke throughout the event, still Clinton had by far probably the most dramatic entrance.
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Clinton then devoted the rest of her speech to her extensive plan to invest $250 billion into the nation’s infrastructure-which she said is in severe need of repair-from the electric grid, to airports, roads, bridges, and railways.
Clinton’s plan proposes the creation of an infrastructure bank to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign and domestic private investment for infrastructure projects, an idea that has been supported by the Obama administration, transportation experts and both conservative and liberal economists.
At the rally celebrated in Boston’s storied Faneuil Hall on November 25, her first day back on the campaign trail since Thanksgiving, Clinton said we must start by building strong infrastructure today, to build a strong economy for the future.
Her announcement comes as Clinton faces down challenges from Vermont Sen. “We have an important vote impact”, said Scott Duhamel, the Assistant General President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. According to her campaign, Clinton’s focus on these areas is based in studies that show workers in these industries earn around $38,810.
Clinton was joined by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, who recently endorsed her campaign, and a number of labor unions backing her bid.
Clinton’s emphasis on jobs, and infrastructure in particular, is a move to woo working-class voters, who will be critical in the general election in November 2016.
“Get your sledgehammers ready”, he said, “because we have a glass ceiling to demolish”. On Sunday, she added a pledge to give all American households access to high-speed Internet by 2020.
“You shouldn’t have to be the granddaughter of a former president to have opportunities that America can offer”, Clinton said.
Clinton’s proposal for new federal spending would be in addition to “what the Congress should finally get around to authorizing”, she said. In a Democratic bastion like Boston, the mayor heads a powerful political machine that will help Clinton in Massachusetts’ primary on March 1.
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Sanders’ campaign says that his single-payer health system would save taxpayers money in the long run because it would eliminate wasteful health spending.
