Hillary Clinton speaks in Orlando on her plan for helping America's poor

She’s being introduced by Anastasia Somoza, the breakout star of the Democratic National Convention, and the interviewee in this Five Questions feature from Markos.

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Hillary takes the stage.

Speaks about meeting Anastasia for the first time, when she was 9. “So Anastasia and I stayed in touch over the years.  When she grew up, she became my intern in the Senate.  I was so proud of her speech at the Democratic National Convention this summer.  And I’m so glad she’s here with us today.  Thank you, Anastasia.”

Addresses Orlando: “You’ve been through a lot this year, and you’ve responded with grace. You’ve shown the world what Orlando is made of—strength, love and kindness.”

Before starting remarks about economy, she addresses the shootings of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte by cops. “There’s still a lot we don’t know yet about what happened in both incidents.  But we do know that we have two more names to add to a long list of African Americans killed by police officers. It’s unbearable.  And it needs to become intolerable.”

“We are safer when communities respect police and police respect communities…. We’ve got to better.” Talks about spending time with mothers of those killed, including Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother. “This is about saving our children.” 

Forty-eight days, folks—48 days. “Our campaign is about the fundamental belief that, in America, every person, no matter what you look like or who you are, should have the chance to go as far as your dreams will take you.”

The “central challenge of our time” is “building an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top”

Speaks about her family history, how her family’s rise in the middle class gave her the opportunity to be here today.

She gets (nicely) wonky: “The flood of women into the American workforce over the past several decades was responsible for more than $3.5 trillion in economic growth.” Says “we can’t afford to leave people on the sidelines” to justify her policies on making life and work better and more equitable for families.

Important: focusing on what comprehensive immigration reform will do for the economy—“Because bringing millions of undocumented workers into the formal economy wouldn’t just decrease abuse and help hard-working families – it would also increase our gross domestic product by an estimated $700 billion over 10 years.”

“It’s one reason why we’ve got to break down the barriers of systemic racism, including under-investment, that have held communities of color back for generations. That’s part of building an inclusive economy, too.” So does training and retraining for older people who’ve been squeezed out of jobs.

Holds up her book, a key prop in her speeches, of the policies she’s released in this campaign. Turns to what she says will be her primary focus in this speech: people with disabilities.

“I intend this to be a vital aspect of my presidency – bringing us together, as a nation, to recognize the humanity and support the potential of all our people…. Nearly one in five Americans lives with a disability. Some of those disabilities are highly visible, some harder to notice. If you don’t think you know someone with a disability, I promise you, you do. But their disability is just one part of who they are.”

The disable “are running businesses, teaching children, and caring for our loved ones. They’re holding public office, making breakthrough scientific discoveries, reporting the news, and creating art that inspires and challenges us.” They’re also veterans, they’re working in the White House--Leah Katz-Hernandez who became the first West Wing receptionist who is deaf.

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