Hillary Clinton's economic platform will revolve around raising middle-class income

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is expected to outline her economic agenda in a speech Monday. Aides told The Wall Street Journal she's expected to call raising income for all Americans "the defining economic challenge of our time." Specifically, she'll harp on the importance of raising middle-class income in an effort to contrast herself with her Republican counterparts.

"She firmly believes that yes, we have to grow, but we have to grow together,” a campaign official who previewed the speech told the Journal.

Clinton is also expected to mention strategies for economic growth, including tax cuts for small businesses, spending on infrastructure and clean energy, and more resources for women in the workplace.

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