The senator from New York had just finished speaking to a group of Polk County, Iowa, field staff in Des Moines and was getting ready to leave the room when Clinton supporter Lee Jolliffe started yelling over the crowd noise.
"There are two of us here," Jolliffe said, "who have been hit by those unlicensed drivers. It's not a privilege, it’s a protection."
Jolliffe was pointing out that drivers who can have licenses are more likely to have insurance.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Clinton responded. "I appreciate you raising that because, you know, the federal government has failed. The federal government has failed, and states are trying to figure out what to do."
She continued, "But two people right in this room have been hit, have been hit by people who are here and undocumented."
That prompted one man to shout, "More than two!"
"More than two," Clinton replied. "So, you know, at some point we have to solve this problem because we're seeing all sorts of consequences. So thank you for being a witness to that. Thank you."
Jolliffe later told CNN she wanted to give Clinton an opportunity to defend herself on the issue, one that created some heat at Tuesday night's debate.
Nothing happens at Clinton rallies by accident. This issue has hurt Hillary all week and this is just the latest effort to try and stop the bleeding.
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