Capitol Hill Democrats Wish Hillary Clinton Was President Already

[DemocratSinceBirth]

As the former secretary of State shuffled between half a dozen meetings in the House and Senate, Clinton intended to give Democratic members of Congress a candid glimpse not just of her agenda, but of how she might interact with her allies in Congress if she were their president.

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"She's so informed about everyone's bills that it's kind of refreshing," Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota told National Journal. "She would refer to people all the time. … She must have referenced 10 different senators in relation to different bills and things they were working on. It was pretty impressive."

Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii said he also was impressed with Clinton's command of the issues and who was the expert on what, talking directly with senators on issues that deeply concern them and their constituents. "She was able to talk to Joe Manchin about coal country, she was able to talk to Martin Heinrich about climate, and to Ben Cardin about foreign affairs," Schatz said. "She has those relationships, and she has that understanding of the system that I think gives us confidence that maybe she'll help us to make the system work a little better."

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During a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Clinton described how her mother, growing up in the 1920s, would attend school with scant food, and how the teacher would share her personal food with Clinton's mother. It was an anecdote that Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina called "touching," and one that speaks to issues close to the Congressional Black Caucus: poverty and food insecurity.

And once again, Clinton was up to speed with what the Congressional Black Caucus was invested in. She highlighted the 10-20-30 plan, which recommends that at least 10 percent of certain federal funds go toward areas that have had a poverty rate of 20 percent for the last 30 years.

"She was very well-briefed on 10-20-30," Butterfield said. "We have a pledge from Mrs. Clinton that she, if elected president, will work untiringly to address the question of poverty."


http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/hillary-clinton-capitol-hill-democrats-iran-washington-20150714

[neverforget]

1. That gif is mesmerizing

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I am a gif junkie

eom

[calimary]

3. AWESOME!!!!

As do I!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. In another thread somebody pointed out that Congress has a 9% approval rating.

While factually true it's specious.

Congress as an institution has a 9% approval rating. If individual congresspeople had 9% approval rating none of them would be re-elected.

[oasis]

6. We all know it's the do-nothing GOP that responsible for those unfavorable numbers.

If we polled individual Dem districts, folks would proclaim their love for their representatives.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. And Republicants would probably love their Representatives too...

Voters have been hating Congress while liking their individual representatives and senators since time immemorial but never to this extent.

[oasis]

8. Worst do nothing congress in decades, making record salaries. (eom)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. My friend is fairly apolitical but his theory is compelling

Neither party is going to help the other party pass legislation they like even if they like it because that party would get credit in the next election.

[oasis]

10. Likely originated with Sen. McConnell's goal of blocking anything Obama.

Obama's reaching out- bending over backwards to achieve bi- partisanship came back to bite him in the ass.

I don' t believe Hill would have taken that approach had she won the presidency with Democrat majorities in both houses. That's all water under the bridge now.

Hill will be a no nonsense executive.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I really like Biden, Obama, and Hillary

I wish they all could have been president.

[oasis]

12. If Scalia had not robbed Gore we'd have a different picture altogether. Oh well

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. That's an interesting counterfactual...

Then it would have been Clinton -42-Gore 43-Clinton 44

[oasis]

15. And I'll leave you with this

Through those years there would have been no 9/11 , and no Iraq War, while all the time building on Bill Clinton's 22 million job creation economy.

Nice exchange. See you later

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Have a great day./nt

[William769]

5. Kick & Recommended.

[NCTraveler]

13. I can't stop looking at that gif.

I don't know what it is about it that I can't stop staring. Make her stop!!!!

[askew]

17. Any Dem who wishes we had another president right now is a moron.

Obama is the best president since LBJ and it isn't even close. Whoever replaces Obama won't be able to fill his shoes and will be a huge letdown.

And Dems are just pissing off the Obama coalition every time they run to the latest white savior while stabbing Obama in the back.

[BrotherIvan]

19. You do know that all of the current candidates are white, correct?

[askew]

20. Yep, but when elected Dems state that they wish we had Clinton as president instead of

Obama now, not when his term is over it sends an ugly message to the Obama coalition. Obama's been the best president since LBJ and they still wish they had a white president instead? And then they want minorities to turn out to elect them? Good luck with that.

[MBplayer]

21. They'll only come out for one nominee...

And he hasn't announced yet.

From what Ive seen, older AAs vote for the Clintons out of obligation. It's weird. Maybe that will be enough? I remember the old southern AA leaders, the Joe Reeds of the world, supporting Clinton in 2008, even when Obama was surging. Makes me sad to see how they fall in line. Fortunately those guys are dying off...the younger crowd is a bit more independent minded.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. Agree 100% PBO is the most tranformational and consequential president of my lifetime.

The comments you cited are unhelpful.

[BrotherIvan]

24. Sorry, I misunderstood and I agree

[99Forever]

18. Never let it be said...

....that "Capital Hill Democrats" aren't both completely tone deaf AND out of touch.

[ibegurpard]

23. does this make them "Obama haters?"