Hillary Clinton defends Chelsea's attack on Sanders - Hillary Clinton on Universal Health Care in 2008

Hillary Clinton defends Chelsea's attack on Sanders




IN 2016, I'M GOING TO DEFEND,
PROTECT, AND IMPROVE THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
>> FOR YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN
PROTECTIVE OF YOUR DAUGHTER,
CHELSEA CLINTON, ESPECIALLY WHEN
SHE WAS A CHILD AND NOW A GROWN
WEEK.
THIS WEEK SHE SPRIETZED A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHEN SHE UNLEASHED ONE OF
THE MOST SCATHING ATTACKS
ACCUSING BERNIE SANDERS OF
WANTING TO EMPOWER REPUBLICAN
GOVERNORS WHO MIGHT THEN CUT
HEALTH CARE.
PLITT FACT CALLED THEM MOSTLY
FALSE, DAVID AXELROD SAID IT WAS
NOT AN HONEST ATTACK, AND MARK
SHIELD SAID THE ATTACK TURNS
YOUR DAUGHTER INTO A, QUOTE,
POLITICAL HACK.
DO YOU THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE TO
MUDDY UP CHELSEA LIKE THAT?
>> LOOK, SHE WAS ASKED A
QUESTION.
I LOVE MY DAUGHTER, AND SHE
ANSWERED A QUESTION, AND ALL I
CAN SAY, JAKE, IS THAT THE ONLY
HEALTH PLAN WE KNOW OF FROM
SENATOR SANDERS IS WHAT'S
DESCRIBED IN THE LEGISLATION
THAT HE HAS INTRODUCED, NINE
TIMES, IN THE CONGRESS, IN THE
SENATE, AND IT DOES TURN ALL OF
THE PROGRAMS, WE KNOW OF, THAT
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE OVER TO THE
STATES.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD
PROVIDE A BIG PORTION OF THE
COST, BUT STATES WOULD BE
MANDATED TO ALSO PAY CONSIDER
WLI ABOUT 14% OF THE COST.
THAT'S WHAT'S IN HIS BILL.
SOP, I THINK ANYONE WHO WANTS TO
COMPARE AND CONTRAST SINCE WE
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE CURRENT PLAN
FROM SENATOR SANDERS, HAS TO
LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION THAT HE
INTRODUCED.
AND YES, IF IT WERE GOING TO BE
STATE-RUN, THEN GOVERNORS,
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT ALIKE
WOULD BARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
APPROPRIATE RATING THE FUNDS AND
ADMINISTRATING IT, ACCORDING TO
SENATOR SANDERS' OWN LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSALS.
>> SO NO REGRETS ABOUT USING
CHELSEA THAT WAY?
>> I DIDN'T USE HER.
SHE ANSWERED A QUESTION.
AND YOU KNOW, SHE GAVE A FACTUAL
ANSWER BASED ON THE LEGISLATION
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW

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Hillary Clinton on Universal Health Care in 2008




Time and time again you hear one thing in speeches and then you see a campaign that has the worst kind of tactics,
reminiscent of the same sort of Republican attacks on Democrats.
Well I am here to say that it is not only wrong,
but it is undermining core democratic principles.
Since when do Democrats attack one another on universal health care?
I thought we were trying to realize Harry Truman's dream.
I thought this campaign finally gave us an opportunity to put together a coalition to achieve universal health care.
That's what Senator Edwards and I fought for and talked about throughout the campaign.
Just because Senator Obama chose not to present a universal health care plan does not give him the right to attack me because I did.
So let's have a real campaign.
Enough with the speeches and the big rallies and then using tactics that are right out of Karl Rove's playbook.
This is wrong and every Democrat should be outraged,
because this is the kind of attack that not only undermines core democratic values,
but gives aid and comfort to the very special interests and their allies in the Republican Party
who are against doing what we want to do for America.
So shame on you Barack Obama.
It is time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in public.
That's what I expect from you, meet me in Ohio,
let's have a debate about your tactics, and your behavior in this campaign.

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