Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) said that as president Clinton would draw on relationships with Republicans if Democrats fail to pick up the 30 seats they need to win control of the House. Virginia Democrats and a former Obama administration official said Monday that Hillary Clinton’s economic plan would create millions of jobs and make the biggest investment in infrastructure since President Dwight D. Eisenhower built the national highway system. [As senator, Clinton promised 200,000 jobs in Upstate New York. On a day that Donald Trump unveiled his economic plan in Detroit, the Clinton campaign in Virginia pushed back with data from Mark Zandi, chief economist at the private research firm Moody’s Analytics. The campaign cites reports that it says show Clinton’s plans would create 10.4 million jobs — including 270,000 in Virginia — while under Trump the economy would lose 3.4 million jobs and plunge into recession.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2016 17:37 UTC