Hillary Clinton comes to Green Bay

GREEN BAY - Easing college debt and creating affordable health care and living wages drew large cheers for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Green Bay Tuesday, but perhaps the loudest applause came for her knockdown of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

"I will meet with anyone who wants to meet with me. We have to end the obstructionist politics like you have seen in Wisconsin," she said to a crowd of more than 800 at the Riverside Ballroom. She criticized the governor, who dropped out of the Republican race early, for siding with rich donors over workers and for cutting $250 million in funding for the University of Wisconsin System.

She also criticized Walker for what she called his anti-labor stance in a speech that praised Green Bay's strong manufacturing base.

Clinton took the stage shortly after 6 p.m. Security was tight at the event, with dozens of Green Bay police and federal Secret Service personnel in and around the building.

People lined up early to hear the former Secretary of State speak.

Emma Smidt, 14, and her mom Amy drove from Waupaca to see Clinton, arriving at about 10 a.m. They were first in a line that numbered about 50 at 2 p.m. and grew to about 200 by 3:30 p.m.

"We wanted to make sure we had the best spot," Emma Smidt said. "I want to get a selfie with her. She's a big role model for me. The opportunity to be the first female president in my lifetime is amazing."

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