Hillary Clinton Sweats the Details of Economic Policy in Michigan Speech

WASHINGTON—Statement by American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten on today’s major economic speech delivered by Hillary Clinton:

“Today, Hillary Clinton showed her passion, her focus on problem solving and her persistence when it comes to fulfilling the promise of a broadening American middle class and a government that helps people and businesses create and sustain more middle-class jobs—a promise that will lead to greater prosperity for all people, not just the wealthy.

“Clinton’s economic plan ‘sweats the details of policy,’ as she said at the Democratic National Convention, by spelling out tangible and achievable steps to help American families secure a pathway to the middle class—in stark contrast with the agenda announced by Republican nominee Donald Trump earlier this week.

“Our economy is out of balance, favoring the wealthy. We have a moral responsibility to ensure that people who work for a living can earn a living.

“Hillary Clinton’s five-point plan to build an economy that works for everyone makes the largest investment in well-paying jobs since World War II; makes college tuition-free for the middle class and debt-free for all; and rewrites the rules to ensure working people share in the profits they create and to hold Wall Street accountable. These are American values, and ones that will help all of our children and working Americans achieve their dreams.

“Donald Trump’s economic plan helps himself, his own companies and his wealthy friends, through billions of dollars in new tax breaks. Trump says he wants to make America great again and rebuild the American economy, but the plans behind those empty promises just don’t add up. 

“Clinton’s plan responds to the real concerns she has heard from working Americans on the campaign trail, and focuses on rebuilding an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few.”