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   > New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday launched a liberal   
   > policy agenda he's hoping will guide the political debate - and   
   > heighten his national profile - heading into 2016.   
   >   
   > Speaking outside the Capitol on a sweltering day, de Blasio   
   > announced an economic plan designed to alleviate income   
   > inequality through 13 specific policy prescriptions favored by   
   > the left, including a $15 federal minimum wage, comprehensive   
   > immigration reform and universal child care for working mothers.   
   >   
   > The mayor - flanked by a host of Democratic lawmakers, labor   
   > leaders, immigration reformers and other liberal activists -   
   > said the agenda turns on a simple notion: "We need to reward   
   > work," he said, "not wealth."   
   > "Something is changing in America. It's time to take that energy   
   > and crystallize it into an agenda that will make a difference,"   
   > he said. "We'll be calling on leaders and candidates to address   
   > these issues, to stiffen their backbones, to be clear and to   
   > champion these progressive policies."   
   >   
   > The launch came just hours after de Blasio appeared with Sen.   
   > Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) at a separate economic event in   
   > Washington, bolstering his status as an influential liberal   
   > voice who might hold sway on the presidential campaign of   
   > Hillary Clinton - the Democratic favorite he has refused to   
   > endorse.   
   >   
   > The unveiling of the liberal agenda on the Capitol steps brought   
   > to mind the GOP's 1994 Contract with America and highlighted de   
   > Blasio's desire to expand his influence beyond the five boroughs.   
   >   
   > Some Democrats pushed back against the notion that the mayor was   
   > seeking to nudge Clinton, a former New York senator, to the left.   
   >   
   > "There's gossip in Washington that this is about trying to move   
   > a certain candidate in a certain direction," said former Vermont   
   > Gov. Howard Dean (D), who once headed the Democratic National   
   > Committee. "If you look at that candidate's record, you'll find   
   > that she's embraced a lot of this already."   
   >   
   > Still, Clinton has yet to weigh in on President Obama's trade   
   > agenda, which liberals have attacked relentlessly as a job   
   > killer. And de Blasio wasted no time Tuesday joining those   
   > critics.   
   >   
   > "I couldn't agree more with Elizabeth Warren and progressives   
   > who are saying that they're deeply concerned about this trade   
   > deal," he said.   
   >   
   > De Blasio also suggested Clinton should break her silence on   
   > Obama's trade agenda.   
   >   
   > "All leaders need to address the issue in their own way," he   
   > said. "But it does have to be addressed."   
   >   
   > Flanking de Blasio at Tuesday's press conference, liberal   
   > Democrats from both chambers of Congress framed income   
   > inequality as the central economic issue of the modern era and   
   > were quick to endorse the mayor's nascent policy campaign.   
   >   
   > Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) said the push "could be the   
   > beginning of a revolution." Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) said the   
   > mayor's policy prescription represents "the meat on the bones of   
   > a progressive agenda." And Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) said,   
   > "The cavalry has arrived."   
   >   
   > Among the other central provisions of de Blasio's plan are   
   > proposals to establish universal pre-kindergarten options, adopt   
   > national paid sick leave and end tax breaks for businesses that   
   > send jobs abroad.   
   >   
   > The mayor emphasized that his liberal coalition will be adding   
   > to the list in the weeks and months ahead. He said he's eyeing   
   > proposals to expand Social Security, establish debt-free college   
   > educations and push investments in schools rather than in   
   > prisons.   
   >   
   > "This is a beginning," he said, "and there's more to come."   
   >   
   > De Blasio pushed back hard against the notion that he should   
   > stay focused on New York, rather than taking the fight to   
   > Washington and across the country.   
   >   
   > "A lot of things my city needs happen right here. And right now,   
   > the political environment here will not allow us to get the   
   > support we need and the changes we need," he said. "We've got to   
   > change the debate, change the political environment."   
   >   
   > In the midst of the press conference, Senate Democrats blocked   
   > legislation providing Obama with new authority to move his   
   > controversial trade agenda. It was, perhaps, fitting that Rep.   
   > Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), among the loudest of Obama's trade   
   > critics, made the announcement to the assembled crowd.   
   >   
   > "Just now, the Senate has just voted to block fast-track,"   
   > DeLauro said to cheers. "But, my friends, the fight is not over.   
   > The Trans-Pacific Partnership threatens American jobs, wages and   
   > regulations. That is exactly why we must set our public policy   
   > on a new path. And the progressive agenda is that path."   
   >   
   > http://thehill.com/homenews/news/241866-de-blasio-the-lefts-new-   
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