Hillary Clinton and De Blasio

progressive agenda: Close video Morning Joe, 5/6/15, 7:21 AM ET De Blasio: I'm optimistic about Hillary New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses the state of Hillary Clinton campaign, saying he believes she fashioning a progressive agenda and that he looks forward to her comments on income inequality. facebook twitter embed like save share group discuss De Blasio – who became a major national player in Democratic politics when he was elected in 2014 – will announce a 13-point legislative agenda on the Capitol steps Tuesday, mirroring Newt Gingrich 1994 Contract with America, according to an exclusive report by Politico, according to MSNBC. The manifesto – Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality – will call for universal pre-kindergarten programs, raising the minimum wage, paid family leave, and tax fairness, among other proposals that were put together after an April summit at Gracie Mansion with labor and other progressive leaders. We are at a moment in history where we need to hear a clear vision for addressing the economic reality, a number of us have put together such a vision, de Blasio said on MSNBC Morning Joe. More than 60 major Democratic players have signed on to the agenda, Politico reports, including Sen. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Howard Dean, and national labor leaders. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Reps. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.