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Clinton Campaigns in Davenport

Health care was the focus for Hillary Clinton today during a campaign stop in Davenport. But questions for the democratic presidential candidate during a community forum ranged from guns and education, to job creation and how to fight ISIS in the Middle East.

On the Affordable Care Act, Clinton says there's a clear distinction between herself and all the republicans running for president - they want to repeal it.
She believes the law can be fixed, with controls on drug prices for example, so it works better for everyone.

Earlier this week, Clinton proposed what she calls "sensible safety measures" to fight gun violence. 

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Gun violence doesn't just happen, we let it happen.

Closing the gun show loophole and strengthening the rules on background checks are included in her plan. 

For the economy, she would focus on jobs that cannot be exported, such as fixing roads and bridges, plus manufacturing for the growing renewable energy industry.
  In Davenport, she spoke to about 200 people, and will follow with stops in Muscatine, Mount Vernon, and Council Bluffs.

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.