What They’re Saying About Hillary Clinton's Iowa Trip on May 18-19, 2015
Clinton talks economy, campaign finance on return to Iowa
Des Moines Register // Tony Leys
Hillary Clinton vowed Monday to fight for more fairness for American workers as the economy continues to recover. "We need to get back into the habit of actually rewarding workers with increases in their paychecks for the increases in productivity and profitability that they have helped" achieve, Clinton said to applause from about 60 Democratic activists gathered at a house in Mason City. The former senator, first lady and secretary of state, who is the heavy favorite for the Democratic nomination for president, was beginning her second trip to Iowa since announcing her candidacy last month. She has been focusing on small events, such as the one held here Monday. "Not only do I learn a lot, but I also feel like it's the best way to make those connections," she told the activists. "… It will also give me the kind of information I need to be a better president."
Clinton stresses four challenges in Mason City campaign stop
Mason City Globe Gazette//John Skipper
We are back on our feet, but we are not running yet," she said. The way to do that, she said, is to build the economy of tomorrow with good jobs and rising wages — and equal pay for women who are doing the same job as men. She talked about other income inequality in America. "I heard the other day the top 25 hedge fund managers in the United States made more money last year than all of the kindergarten teachers combined," said Clinton. She tied a strong economy with a strong family life and an emphasis on education, starting prior to kindergarten. "Parents are children's first teachers," she said. Clinton supports Obama's proposal to make community college free and said something must be done to make all of college education affordable.
Hillary talks to small businesses at Bike Tech
Cedar Falls Courier//Christinia Crippes
“I want to be a small business president,” Clinton said in her brief opening remarks before opening up the roundtable. She said she wants to see four things happen to help small businesses: cut red tape, simplify tax filing, targeted tax credits and making it easier to get financing. That latter goal is what she focused on during her event at Bike Tech. “I’m running for president because everyday Americans need to a champion, and I want to be that champion,” Clinton said. “I want to make the words ‘middle-class’ mean something again.”
Clinton visits Independence businesses
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier // Christinia Crippes
"Go in. Buy something. Help small business," Hillary Clinton urged to press pool preceding her into Laree's Independence gift shop. Clinton, a Democratic candidate for president, was in northeast Iowa Tuesday to continue a conversation with small business owners. She held a roundtable with four regional business leaders at Bike Tech in Cedar Falls on Tuesday morning. After the event, she traveled with a press pool to Independence to meet business owners at their shops. Her first stop was Em's Coffee Co., where Clinton ordered an espresso and placed an order for a sandwich before heading to Laree's.
Iowa shrugs off Clinton controversies
CNN//Eric Bradner
A disconnect between Washington and the heartland crystallized Tuesday as many Iowans — including the Democratic activists who will drive the state's caucuses in early 2016 — seemed to meet Clinton's interactions and non-interactions with the press with little more than a shrug.
THE HEADLINES
Clinton pops in on small business owners
Des Moines Register//Tony Leys
Back in Iowa, Hillary Goes Big on Small Business
Real Clear Politics // Alexis Simendinger
Hillary Clinton vows help for small business
McClatchy//Anita Kumar
Hillary Clinton Talks to Small-Business Owners in Iowa, Then Gives Reporters a Turn
New York Times//Amy Chozick
Hillary talks tough on Wall Street regulation
CNN//MJ Lee
Iowa Public Radio//Pat Blank
