Clinton tells building and construction trade unions to hold her accountable

Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke today at the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) 2008 Legislative Conference, and says she wants to be held accountable for her promises, and plans to appoint a Secretary of Labor who is actually pro-labor. (0:30)

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Hoyer says 2008 is a "change" election, and Americans have a choice to make

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) says at the 100th annual legislative convention of the Building and Construction Trades Department that 2008 is a change election, and Americans have to choose between moving forward or "staying the course." (0:22)
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Hoyer: Unions built the middle class

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) addressed a crowd at the 100th annual legislative conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department and said that unions built the "strongest, most prosperous middle class history has ever seen" yet they do not often receive credit for this. He also points out that union membership is at its lowest level since the Great Depression. (0:34)
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