WASHINGTON—Hillary Clinton will release a $10 billion plan aimed at revitalizing manufacturing in Syracuse on Friday, part of an effort to highlight her work as a senator from New York ahead of that state’s primary later this month.
In the weeks before the April 19 contest, Clinton plans set off on a nostalgia-infused campaign tour designed to remind primary voters of her deep connection to their state.
Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders are preparing for a drag-out fight in New York, a state where they both have roots. Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, will hold a series of events upstate, said campaign aides, to highlight her record as a two-term senator and her work helping more economically-depressed parts of the region.
She’s also trying to boost support among rural and working-class voters, groups that have favored Sanders in previous primary contests.
Her manufacturing proposal centers on using federal funding to create “Make it in America Partnerships” among universities, private companies, unions and government. Businesses participating in the program would pledge not to outsource jobs or move their headquarters abroad to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
