Clinton Pledges to Create 3 Million New Jobs
Continuing her focus on the economy, Sen. Hillary Clinton told the attendees at the AFL-CIO's Pennsylvania's convention that she plans to create 3 million new jobs if she is elected president. Clinton plans to create the jobs through increased investments in the nation's infrastructure. Her plans would involve building "a greener, sleeker 21st century highway and transit system."
"President Bush has stood by and watched as we've lost 3 million manufacturing jobs. And he's done nothing about the loopholes in our tax code that actually encourage companies to ship jobs overseas," said Clinton. "It's time for a different approach. I'll fight for every single job in America -- and create millions of new, high paying jobs that can't be outsourced. We're trying to run today's economy on yesterday's infrastructure -- and we're jeopardizing tomorrow's prosperity. So I will rebuild America -- by rebuilding, repairing and modernizing our infrastructure."
But in an interesting moment in another part of the speech, she admitted that she had, well, benefited from President George Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy but that she didn't want them.
"Now, I never thought I'd say this but ever since my husband got out of full time public service, he's actually made money, much to both of our amazement. But I have to confess, as recipients of all of George Bush's tax breaks, I can tell you I didn't need them, I didn't want them, I didn't ask for them. And when I am president, we're going to take those back from people making over $250,000 a year in America."
Not to mention that part about "my husband making money," which will probably renew calls for her tax returns to be released.
5:40 PM ET | 04- 1-2008 | permalink
