To the Editor:
I am voting for Hillary Clinton in the Primary Election on March 1. How could I not vote for her? She speaks to my concerns on so many issues; it’s hard to imagine anyone else leading the country.
She speaks to me when she talks about a goal of 500 million solar panels; about renewable energy of several types; about reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30 percent by 2025, over 2005 levels, and about encouraging solar energy efficiency investments.
She speaks to me when she says that her goal is to end mass incarceration, reform mandatory minimum sentences, end the privatization of prisons, and instead focus on treatment and rehabilitation of offenders.
She speaks to my sense of justice when another of her goals is to enact comprehensive immigration reform and create a pathway to citizenship. She wants a fair and just immigration system, certainly one that will keep families together.
She encourages me when she says she wants to build on the Affordable Care Act rather than start over at this point. (She knows how hard it is to pass healthcare reform from her own experience when her 1993-94 proposals as first lady were defeated by Congress. After that, though, she worked with Democrats and Republicans to get the Children’s Health Insurance Program – CHIP — passed, giving health insurance to 8 million children.)
She has knowledge; she has vision; she has experience; she is tireless, she is fair, and she will work for justice. I want Hillary Clinton for President.
Marianne Anderson
Alexandria