Hillary Clinton, Julian Castro Share Ideas on Urban Progress

[wyldwolf]

They were at separate tables and divided by a moderator, but potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Housing Secretary Julían Castro were on the same page about creating more opportunity in America's urban centers.

Castro used what became the operative idea of Monday's event organized by the Center for American Progress: collaboration across government agencies _ or as another speaker described it, using a phrase invoked by Clinton and made the title of her 1996 book, "it takes a village."

An announcement is pending from Clinton, the former first lady, a former U.S. senator and Obama's former secretary of state, on her plan for 2016. Castro is considered a potential runningmate.

But the two seemed to be in sync during the policy discussion on urban areas, described by Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union, as experiencing revitalization, but only in limited areas.

Clinton said the country needs to make sure cities are not just "places of economic prosperity and job creation on average," but are renewed in a way "that lifts everybody up to deal with the overriding issues of inequality and lack of mobility" economically.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hillary-clinton-julian-castro-have-similar-ideas-urban-progress-n328651

[misterhighwasted]

1. Glad to hear that NBC news picked up this event. I listened..

..to the panel discussion & posted a brief Heads Up in the HRC Room.
It was the most enlightening thing I have listened to lately.
To hear from some very bright & dedicated people address how they have solved problems in their cities .

Great to listen to a group with such a sound grip on the socio-economic map in America.
Great minds with good proven ideas to offer a future that benefits the country & its citizens.

Was refreshing to hear the panel speak of improving America, unlike the constant anti-unity & division given 24/7 by the MSM.

These people offered a direction that leads the country where it needs to go.

[KamaAina]

2. Looks like she's grooming Julian for the VP slot.

Could she actually put Texas in play??!! She's said to be quite popular there anyway.

[misterhighwasted]

3. Hard to guess who she'll choose but if she took a pol,

Castro would be the favorite.

[freshwest]

4. Some there are promoting it and I do love Julian Castro:

Get back to on the other post, which I fully agree with. But am always uncertain as to what to reveal. DU isn't always disability friendly.