Clinton's Economic plan

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HILLARY CLINTON'S ECONOMIC PLAN:

As President, Hillary Clinton will be a responsible steward of the economy and address the challenges facing the middle class. Hillary has laid out her economic blueprint for the 21st century, a comprehensive agenda that

Creates good jobs essential to broad-based prosperity;
Restores fairness to our economy;
Renews the basic bargain that if you work hard, you can get ahead; and
Puts America's fiscal house in order again.

Hillary has announced detailed plans to address the housing crisis and to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Today she announced steps that the President must immediately take to help families fight foreclosures and pay their skyrocketing energy bills:

Double the budget of HUD's Housing Counseling Assistance Program and make an additional $100 million immediately available. By one estimate, more than 75% of homeowners who engage in counseling ultimately avoid foreclosure. To remedy this situation, Hillary calls on the President to double the budget of HUD's housing counseling program, and to make an additional $100 million available on an expedited basis. This initiative will enable community groups to help tens of thousands of families.
Convene a "crisis conference" of housing stakeholders to stop the spike in foreclosures. Coordinated action is needed to end the foreclosure crisis that is disrupting the lives of millions of Americans. Hillary Clinton calls on the President to immediately convene a "crisis conference" that brings together all of the stakeholders-banks, mortgage lenders, servicers, insurers, investors, representatives of homeowners, regulators, community groups, representatives of city and state governments-to work out a solution to the foreclosure crisis.
Implement a Crash Home Conservation Initiative for 3 Million Families. To help ease the financial burden of families living in cold-weather states, Hillary calls on the President to implement a crash home conservation program to provide families with easy-to-install efficiency items for their homes.
Increase emergency energy assistance funding help more than 1 million additional families. Hillary calls on the President to put partisan politics aside and commit to sufficient emergency home heating funds to ensure that millions of seniors and low income families are not left literally out in the cold.

These steps build on Hillary's existing plans to reduce foreclosures, reduce or dependence on foreign oil, and combat global warming.