Takeaways from Clinton's MCC speech
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Source: democratandchronicle.com
In a campaign stop at Monroe Community College near Rochester, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks about the need for sensible gun regulations. Video by Sarah Taddeo
David Riley, @rilzd 8:17 a.m. EDT April 9, 2016
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was all about Rochester during a campaign rally Friday night at Monroe Community College, dropping references to everything from Finger Lakes wine to local food distributor Foodlink.
.............. She spoke afterward to a conference of the state teachers union downtown, at one point eliciting boos when she mentioned Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has battled the union on various issues.
Clinton's speech to a packed gymnasium — her campaign estimated there were about 2,200 people in the crowd — came three days after her husband, former President Bill Clinton, spoke at a union hall in Rochester.
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While a small group of Sanders supporters protested outside, Clinton spoke to a largely supportive crowd, and several attendees said they had already made up their minds to vote for her.
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Clinton gave a stump speech that sometimes echoed points she made during a stop in Syracuse last week, touching often on creating upstate jobs, improving gun control, fighting climate change, and strengthening health care and higher education.
Here are four takeaways from Friday's event:
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Hillary and her Team have been busy in NY
Hillary Clinton First of Presidential Candidates to Visit Rochester
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2016/04/8/hillary-clinton-in-rochester.html
By Mike Hedeen
Updated Friday, April 8, 2016 at 07:30 PM EDT
BRIGHTON, N.Y. --..............
Mrs. Clinton struck a cord with the crowd addressing issues many of them face including the economy and good paying jobs. Clinton says she wants to change tax incentives to encourage companies to bring manufacturing jobs back to Upstate New York.
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There were a lot of young people in the audience, many of them college students.
Clinton told them she wants to make college more affordable, calling for a debt free education where students from middle class and poor families won't have to borrow money to go to a public college or university. Clinton also says she'll help those with student debt to get it under control.
"We're going to give you the opportunity to refinance your student debt. We're going to put a date certain for your obligations to end," Clinton said. "If you've been paying monthly, after 20 years it's over."
Gun violence is another area Clinton spoke about that hits close to home. She wants gun control that calls for comprehensive background checks and closes loop holes for gun show and on-line purchases.
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Clinton also spent some time in Buffalo.
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