Month: August 2015

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Despite being the first presidential candidate to be investigated by the FBI in a criminal probe Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign office just released this press release:

“Hillary Clinton is a strong and effective leader who has proven herself to be a true champion for hardworking Americans. I’m proud to announce that I’m officially supporting her campaign to be the next President of the United States.” — Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch
Bridgeport, Conn. (August 14, 2015) – Today, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch announced that he is officially endorsing Hillary Clinton’s campaign for President of the United States.
“Hillary Clinton is a strong and effective leader who has proven herself to be a true champion for hardworking Americans,” said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. “I’m proud to announce that I’m officially supporting her campaign to be the next President of the United States.”
Mayor Finch also noted that Hillary Clinton is the strongest presidential candidate to carry on – and build upon – President Barack Obama’s policies, including issues like growing jobs and fighting climate change.
Growing jobs and our economy
On creating jobs and growing our economy, Hillary Clinton’s vision for the American economy and its future is a key reason for Mayor Finch’s support.
In her first major policy speech as a presidential candidate

, Hillary Clinton laid out a populist proposal that does right by hardworking Americans. Her proposal includes: raising the minimum wage, supporting unions, defending and enhancing social security, further investments in rail transportation and clean energy, giving fiscal incentives to businesses that create jobs, and holding businesses accountable.

“In order for cities like Bridgeport to continue growing and thriving, we need to double-down on making smart investments in the future,” said Mayor Finch.
“President Obama has done tremendous work in bringing back our economy from the brink. I’m confident that Hillary Clinton will continue making smart investments in the future that will help make Bridgeport a place where our kids and grandkids will choose to live, work, and raise their families, too.”
Due to Mayor Finch’s strong leadership, and a significant investment from President Obama’s Administration, Steelpointe Harbor is finally under construction. Once complete, it will be a 2 million-square-foot regional waterfront urban destination.
Spanning 82 acres, Steelpointe Harbor will feature more than 750,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment, a 12-screen premium theater, two hotels, 1,100 mid-and-high rise residential units, 30,000 square feet of office and a 200-slip, full service, deep water marina. It will also be the first time the peninsula will have public access for Bridgeport residents in 100 years.
“I’m confident that Hillary Clinton will continue the trend that President Obama started in helping cities like Bridgeport make smart investments in the future, growing jobs, developing our economy, and moving toward a better tomorrow.”
Fighting climate change
On Climate Change, Hillary Clinton has stated that a top priority

for her administration will be to fight efforts to roll back — and to expand upon —President Obama’s Clean Power Plan

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