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U.S. NEWSSaturday 5 March 2016
Clinton urges candidates to present ‘credible’ economic plan
KEN THOMAS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the cans, saying there were Asia. Trailing Clinton in the
Associated Press Detroit Manufacturing Systems plant, Friday, March 4, 2016, in “so many insults” at Thurs- chase for delegates, Sand-
DETROIT (AP) — Hillary Clin- Detroit. day night’s Republican de- ers has ratcheted up his
ton said Friday the nation bate “it was hard to keep criticism of her past support
needs a “new bargain” for (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) track.” She said the “big- for trade deals, including
the economy and called gest insult of all was to the the North American Free
upon all the presiden- And he has sought to di- as the “gold standard” as American people” and Trade Agreement and
tial candidates to offer a minish Clinton’s standing by secretary of state but later the economy was an “af- normalizing trade rela-
“credible strategy” for rais- implying she waffled when opposed the deal. terthought” during the Re- tions with China. Both were
ing wages as her primary she initially called the Trans Clinton made clear to dif- publican debate. Repub- signed by President Bill Clin-
race against rival Bernie Pacific Partnership trade ferentiate with Republi- licans shot back, with the ton while she was first lady.
Sanders shifts to a series of Republican National Com- Responding to Clinton’s
Rust Belt contests. mittee accusing Clinton of speech Friday, Sanders said
Clinton’s address at Detroit promising a “trillion-dollar in a statement that “the
Manufacturing Systems, a tax hike” and “four more American people are sick
manufacturer of instrument years of Obamanomics.” In and tired of establishment
panels for cars, offered her the address, Clinton called politicians who promise to
the opportunity to contrast for a so-called “clawback” create manufacturing jobs
herself with both Sanders of tax benefits for compa- during campaign season,
and business mogul Don- nies that ship jobs overseas, but support trade policies
ald Trump, the leading Re- rescinding tax relief and that make it easier to out-
publican candidate. other incentives intended source these jobs the day
“Anyone running for presi- to encourage domestic in- after they get elected.”
dent owes it to you to vestment. Revenue raised Clinton said on trade the
come up with real ideas, by this “clawback” would next president would need
not an ideology, not an then be used to support “judgment and experi-
old set of talking points investment in the United ence” and she would not
but a credible strategy States. The Democrats’ fo- support any deal unless it
designed for the world we cus on manufacturing jobs creates good jobs, raises
live in now,” Clinton said and trade policy is forming wages and protects the
in remarks pointed at both the backdrop for Michi- nation’s security. She also
rivals. Sanders, who is try- gan’s primary and contests sought to undercut Sand-
ing to stage an upset in on March 15 in Ohio, Illinois ers’ credentials on the
next week’s Michigan pri- and Missouri amid global economy, accusing the
mary, has accused Clinton economic weakness. senator of failing to pro-
of supporting trade deals President Barack Obama’s duce a detailed plan to
that have had “disastrous” decision to rescue the U.S. promote manufacturing
consequences for workers. automakers still reverber- and pointed to his past
ates through the nation’s opposition to the federal
manufacturing belt, but Export-Import Bank, which
many communities have makes and guarantees
struggled with the shift of loans to help foreign cus-
factory jobs to Mexico and tomers buy U.S. goods.
