Hillary Clinton on Abortion

• Make abortion rare by supporting adoption & foster care. (Apr 2008)
• Potential for life begins at conception, but don’t intrude. (Apr 2008)
• Opposed China’s forced abortion & Romania’s forced pregnancy. (Apr 2008)
• Long-held moderate stance focuses on reducing abortions. (Mar 2008)
• 1974: pro-choice fervency not based on any personal abortion. (Jul 2007)
• 1993 health plan included RU-486 & widely available abortion. (Jul 2007)
• 1999: keep abortion safe, legal & rare into next century. (Jul 2007)
• Lift ban on stem cell research to cure devastating diseases. (Jun 2007)
• 1993:Early action on abortion rights ended Right’s dominance. (Jun 2007)
• Personally would never abort; but deeply values choice. (Jun 2007)
• Abortion is a sad, tragic choice to many women. (May 2007)
• Fought for years to get “Plan B” contraceptive on the market. (Dec 2006)
• Respect Roe v. Wade, but make adoptions easier too. (Nov 2006)
• Prevention First Act: federal funds for contraception. (Oct 2006)
• We can find common ground on abortion issue. (Sep 2005)
• Alternatives to pro-choice like forced pregnancy in Romania. (Nov 2003)
• Must safeguard constitutional rights, including choice. (Oct 2000)
• Late term abortion only if life or health are at risk. (Oct 2000)
• Remain vigilant on a woman’s right to chose. (Jan 2000)
• Keep abortion safe, legal and rare. (Jan 1999)
• Being pro-choice is not being pro-abortion. (Jan 1999)
• Reach out to teens to reduce teen sex problems. (Jan 1999)
• Supports parental notice & family planning. (Feb 1997)
• Cairo Document: right to abortion but not as family planning. (Sep 1996)

  Voting Record

• Voted liberal line on partial birth & harm to fetus. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women. (Apr 2001)
• Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
• Sponsored bill providing contraceptives for low-income women. (May 2006)
• Sponsored bill for emergency contraception for rape victims. (Sep 2006)
• Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
• Provide emergency contraception at military facilities. (Apr 2007)
• Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Budget & Economy

• Government action to tackle recession, not tax cuts. (Feb 2008)
• The economy is not working for middle class families. (Jan 2008)
• We need immediate relief for home heating & housing crisis. (Jan 2008)
• Voted to limit credit card interest to 30%. (Jan 2008)
• FactCheck: Consistently against making bankruptcy stricter. (Jan 2008)
• 2005 bankruptcy bill was by big credit cards & lenders. (Jan 2008)
• No evidence as to how Obama would pay for new programs. (Jan 2008)
• Foreclosure moratorium mitigates agony; doesn’t prolong it. (Jan 2008)
• 90-day moratorium on foreclosures; freeze interest rates. (Jan 2008)
• Call for a moratorium on housing foreclosures for 90 days. (Jan 2008)
• Freeze mortgage interest rates for five years. (Jan 2008)
• Look back to 1990s to see how I’d be fiscally responsible. (Dec 2007)
• Help people facing foreclosure; don’t just bail-out banks. (Aug 2007)
• Balanced budget replaced with rising costs & falling wages. (Jun 2007)
• Last six years were challenging; let’s try a new direction. (Oct 2006)
• Co-sponsored bills totaling $502B in spending thru 2005. (Oct 2006)
• Use tax dollars to upgrade infrastructure, not for stadium. (Oct 2000)
• Pay down debt & cut taxes within balanced budget. (Sep 2000)
• Stimulate upstate economy by more local decision-making. (Sep 2000)
• Supports Niagara casino, but prefers job creation strategy. (Sep 2000)
• Protect next generation by paying off national debt. (Aug 2000)
• We have outlived the usefulness of Bretton Woods. (Jun 1999)
• The economy creates consumers but cannot create citizens. (Jun 1999)
• Invest in people instead of “smokestack chasing”. (Feb 1997)
• Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
• Require full disclosure about subprime mortgages. (Dec 2007)
• Reform mortgage rules to prevent foreclosure & bankruptcy. (Feb 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Civil Rights

• MLK recognized that working within the system was necessary. (Jan 2008)
• 1998: Hillary predicted female President in near future. (Oct 2007)
• 1962: met MLK Jr. preaching a sermon in Chicago. (Jul 2007)
• 1965: brought black classmates to all-white church. (Jul 2007)
• We’ve come a long way on race, but we have a long way to go. (Jun 2007)
• 1995: Politely criticized China’s human rights. (Jun 2007)
• Developmental thread: tragedy of race must be made right. (Jun 2007)
• Pushing for privacy bill of rights. (Jun 2006)
• Argued with Bill Clinton about diluting affirmative action. (Oct 2005)
• 1972: Worked with Edelman on school desegregation in South. (Nov 2003)
• Apologize for slavery, but concentrate on civil rights now. (Oct 2000)
• Crack down on sex trafficking of women and girls. (Jan 2000)
• Human rights are women’s rights. (Jan 2000)
• Women’s rights are human rights. (Dec 1999)
• Support National Endowment for the Arts. (Feb 1997)
• Affirmative living: involve entire village against racism. (Sep 1996)
• Sex selection, prostitution & war rape: human rights issues. (Sep 1995)

  Affirmative Action

• Equal pay is not yet equal. (Jan 2008)
• Compiled “Handbook on Legal Rights for Arkansas Women”. (Nov 2007)
• Hillary wanted Bill’s cabinet to “Look Like America”. (Oct 2007)
• 1988: Instituted gender diversity Report Card within ABA. (Jun 2007)
• First chair of ABA Commission on Women and the Profession. (Aug 1999)
• Raised issues of gender compensation gap at 1970s Rose Law. (Nov 1997)
• Raised issues of gender compensation gap at 1970s Rose Law. (Nov 1997)

  Gay Rights

• Telling kids about gay couples is parental discretion. (Sep 2007)
• Positive about civil unions, with full equality of benefits. (Aug 2007)
• Let states decide gay marriage; they’re ahead of feds. (Aug 2007)
• GLBT progress since 2000, when I marched in gay pride parade. (Aug 2007)
• Supports DOMA, which Bill Clinton signed. (Jul 2007)
• Don’t ask don’t tell was an important transition step. (Jun 2007)
• 2004:defended traditional marriage; 2006:voted for same-sex. (May 2007)
• Federal Marriage Amendment would be terrible step backwards. (Oct 2006)
• Gay soldiers need to shoot straight, not be straight. (Nov 2003)
• End hate crimes and other intolerance. (Sep 2000)
• Gays deserve domestic partnership benefits. (Feb 2000)
• Military service based on conduct, not sexual orientation. (Dec 1999)

  Voting Record

• Op-ed: Voted no on flag-burning to build centrist credential. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
• Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
• Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000)
• Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Rated 89% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
• Rated 96% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
• Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)
• Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (Dec 2007)
• Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
• Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements. (Jan 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Corporations

• Take back $55B in Bush’s industry give-aways. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: Pushed Wal-Mart for women managers & environment. (Jan 2008)
• World Bank should impose rules on sovereign wealth funds. (Jan 2008)
• Bush defanged the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Dec 2007)
• FactCheck: Yes, Bush shrunk CPSC; but it shrank before Bush. (Dec 2007)
• Outraged at CEO compensation. (Oct 2007)
• Stop bankruptcies to get rid of pension responsibilities. (Aug 2007)
• Enough with corporate welfare; enough with golden parachutes. (Jun 2007)
• Close lobbyists’ revolving door; end no-bid contracts. (Jun 2007)
• 1976 Rose Law: Fought for industry against electric rate cut. (Jun 2007)
• Corporate lawyer at Rose Law while Bill was Attorney General. (Jun 2007)
• Corporate elite treat working-class America as invisible. (Apr 2007)
• Companies get rewarded with hard-working people left hanging. (Mar 2007)
• 1970s: Potential conflict of interest when GM sued Arkansas. (Nov 1997)
• Businesses play social role in US; gov’t oversight required. (Sep 1996)
• Family-friendly work policies are good for business. (Sep 1996)
• Serving on boards provides ties but requires defending too. (Aug 1993)
• Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
• Rated 35% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Hillary Clinton on Crime

• Longtime advocate of death penalty, with restrictions. (Jan 2008)
• Address the unacceptable increase in incarceration. (Dec 2007)
• Mandatory sentences have been too widely used. (Jun 2007)
• Pushed to expand AMBER alerts & for stricter sex penalties. (Dec 2006)
• Police & firemen refused to shake her hand at Ground Zero. (Feb 2004)
• 2001: police & firemen refused her handshake at Ground Zero. (Feb 2004)
• Tap into churches to avoid more Louima & Diallo cases. (Mar 2000)
• Led early crusade for rape evidence and crisis centers. (Aug 1999)
• Supports citizen patrols & 3-Strikes-You’re-Out. (Sep 1996)
• Supports “Three Strikes” and more prison. (Aug 1994)
• Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
• More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
• Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
• Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
• Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Drugs

• Reduce sentencing disparity for crack, but not retroactively. (Dec 2007)
• 1969: held herself aloof from college drug counterculture. (Jul 2007)
• Divert non-violent drug offenders away from prison. (Jun 2007)
• Gov. Clinton implicated in his brother Roger’s drug arrest. (Feb 2004)
• Address drug problem with treatment and special drug courts. (Oct 2000)
• Ambiguous reports of 1960s college alcohol & drug use. (Aug 1999)
• Involved parents most influential in reducing teen drug use. (Sep 1996)
• End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine. (Jun 2007)
• Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use. (Sep 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Education

• Parents are a child’s first teachers. (Jan 2008)
• Get more teachers into hard-to-serve areas. (Nov 2007)
• Hillary emphasized education reform without political agenda. (Oct 2007)
• We have not yet reached consensus on education reform. (Sep 2007)
• Universal pre-kindergarten; and make family the best school. (Aug 2007)
• Working families cannot participate in school between 9 & 3. (Jul 2007)
• It takes a village; American village has failed our children. (Jun 2007)
• Establish right to education from pre-school thru college. (Jun 2007)
• Early education affects things from IQ to lifelong earnings. (Dec 2006)
• 2001: Proposed and passed National Teacher Corps. (Dec 2006)
• Teacher testing only for new teachers. (Oct 2000)
• Testing only new teachers respects professionalism. (Oct 2000)
• Hold kids to high standards, starting at home. (Jul 1999)
• Teachers need more peer consulting & more recognition. (Jul 1999)
• Social promotion cheats our children. (Jul 1999)
• More after-school; smaller classes. (Jul 1999)
• Read to young kids 20-30 minutes daily. (Jul 1999)
• Entire school staff should focus on school safety. (Jul 1999)
• Metal detectors at school are not much of an intrusion. (Jun 1999)
• Arts education is needed in our schools. (Sep 1998)
• Give kids after-school activities to prevent gangs. (Apr 1998)
• Allow student prayer, but no religious instruction. (Sep 1996)
• Character education: teach empathy & self-discipline. (Sep 1996)
• Supports Goals 2000: hardly the stuff of revolution. (Sep 1996)
• Supports structured inner-city schools, with uniforms. (May 1996)
• 1960s: Taught reading in poor Boston neighborhoods. (Aug 1993)

  Arkansas Ed Reform

• AR Ed Reform taught that there is a place for testing. (Sep 2007)
• Sent Chelsea to public schools in Arkansas, but not DC. (Jul 2007)
• 1983: Teacher testing as part of AR education reform. (Jun 2007)
• AR Reform plan pushed mandatory teacher testing. (Nov 2003)
• Arkansas education: improvement against great odds. (Oct 2000)
• Pushed teacher testing in Arkansas. (Dec 1999)
• AR ed reform: mandate kindergarten, no social promotion. (Dec 1999)
• 1983: Challenged low education expectations. (Aug 1999)
• 1993: Public accepted First Lady as education reformer. (Aug 1999)
• HIPPY: Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. (Aug 1993)
• Passing illiterate students is educational fraud. (Sep 1983)

  Education Funding

• End predatory student college loan rates over 20%. (Apr 2008)
• Fully fund special education & 21st century classrooms. (Dec 2007)
• Incentive pay for school wide performance. (Aug 2007)
• Transfer tax cuts from rich & corporations to student aid. (Jun 2006)
• Reforms: teacher corps; more federal funding; modernize. (Sep 2000)
• Opposes merit pay for individual teachers. (Apr 2000)
• Supports merit pay for entire schools. (Apr 2000)
• Scholarships for teachers who go to urban schools. (Mar 2000)
• Increase resources to meet increased standards. (Mar 2000)
• Address teacher shortage with salary increases. (Jul 1999)

  School Choice

• Total change in No Child Left Behind. (Aug 2007)
• Supports public school choice; but not private nor parochial. (Oct 2006)
• More teachers, smaller classes, no vouchers. (Oct 2000)
• Vouchers would take money from public schools. (Oct 2000)
• Vouchers drain money from public schools. (Sep 2000)
• Vouchers will not improve our public schools. (Jul 1999)
• Let’s build up our schools-not tear them down. (Jul 1999)
• Charter schools provide choice within public system. (Jul 1999)
• Charters meet needs of failing public school students. (Aug 1998)
• Vouchers siphon off much-needed resources. (Aug 1998)
• Parents can choose, but support public schools. (Feb 1997)
• Supports public school choice and charter schools. (Sep 1996)

  Voting Record

• Solemn vow never to abandon our public schools. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
• Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
• Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)

Hillary Clinton on Energy & Oil

• Get tough with energy speculators and with OPEC cartel. (May 2008)
• Gas tax holiday, paid for by windfall oil tax. (May 2008)
• GovWatch: Gas tax holiday saves $8B; but that’s 64 cents/day. (May 2008)
• Investigate gas price manipulation; add windfall profits tax. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: Yes, FTC is investigating gas price manipulation. (Apr 2008)
• Cap-and-trade as president; compact fluorescents at home. (Apr 2008)
• $650 for help with energy bills to those who can’t afford it. (Jan 2008)
• FactCheck: Oil & gas giveaways stripped from final 2005 Bill. (Jan 2008)
• Investigate & move toward energy efficiency and conservation. (Oct 2007)
• Opposes Yucca Mountain; earthquake fault goes under it. (Sep 2007)
• Invest in alternative energy; jobs that won’t be outsourced. (Aug 2007)
• End Big Oil tax break; $50 billion for strategic energy fund. (Jul 2007)
• Agnostic about nuclear power until waste & cost issue solved. (Jul 2007)
• FactCheck: There was no Big Oil tax break under Bush-Cheney. (Jul 2007)
• Energy Independence 2020: $50B for Strategic Energy Fund. (Jun 2007)
• Extensive funding into alternative energy. (Jun 2007)
• Will make big oil fund alternative energy research. (Feb 2007)
• $50B strategic energy fund from taxing oil companies. (Oct 2006)
• Remove energy dependence on countries who would harm us. (Jun 2006)
• Need to move toward energy efficiency and conservation. (Jan 2006)
• Supports oil reserve release & fund conservation. (Oct 2000)
• Ratify Kyoto; more mass transit. (Sep 2000)
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
• Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
• Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
• Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)
• Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
• Require public notification when nuclear releases occur. (Mar 2006)
• Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness. (Nov 2007)
• Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)
• Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)
• Gas tax holiday for the summer. (Apr 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Environment

• $5B for green-collar jobs in economic stimulus package. (Jan 2008)
• Voted against and consistently opposed to Yucca Mountain. (Jan 2008)
• A comprehensive energy plan as our Apollo moon shot. (Jan 2008)
• Advocate a cap and trade system. (Dec 2007)
• Better track kids’ products for exposures to toxic materials. (Dec 2007)
• Support green-collar job training. (Aug 2007)
• Put someone in charge of Katrina recovery who actually cares. (Aug 2007)
• Overcome almost criminal indifference to Katrina rebuilding. (Jun 2007)
• Launched EPA study of air quality at Ground Zero. (Jun 2007)
• Scored 100% on Humane Society Scorecard on animal protection. (Jan 2007)
• Stands for clean air and funding the EPA. (Sep 2000)
• Reduce air pollution to improve children’s health. (Jun 1998)
• Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
• Voted NO on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
• Remove PCBs from Hudson River by dredging 200 miles. (Apr 2001)
• Rated 89% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
• EPA must do better on mercury clean-up. (Apr 2004)
• Sponsored bill for tax credit to remove lead-based paint. (Nov 2005)
• Sponsored bill for commission to examine Katrina response. (Sep 2005)
• Sponsored health impact bill for environmental health. (Apr 2006)
• Grants for beach water pollution under Clean Water Act. (Apr 2008)
• Inter-state compact for Great Lakes water resources. (Jul 2008)
• Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Families & Children

• Struggling families are invisible to Bush administration. (Aug 2007)
• 1980s: her church founded largest daycare in Arkansas. (Jul 2007)
• Family planning & child spacing is international human right. (Jul 2007)
• Mother’s difficult childhood sparked concern for kids. (Dec 2006)
• Caution in treating preschoolers with psychiatric drugs. (Mar 2000)
• Parents’ dedication improves kids’ lives. (Jan 2000)
• Boycott violent media and products. (Aug 1999)
• Send message: It is the job of children to learn. (Jul 1999)
• Help “sandwiched” parents care for elderly plus kids. (Jan 1999)
• More funds for after-school programs. (Nov 1998)
• Keep kids busy from 2PM to 8 PM to avoid trouble. (Nov 1998)
• Spend more time with kids to prevent violence. (Apr 1998)
• Raised issue of maternity leave at 1980s Rose Law. (Nov 1997)
• Teens not ready for sex; provide havens for alternatives. (Sep 1996)
• Change what kids see in the media. (Jun 1995)
• Men should be full participants in child-raising. (May 1994)
• 1973: Legal parallels between marriage and slavery. (Aug 1993)
• No tea and cookies for her, but no insult intended. (Jul 1992)

  Child Law

• Support new parents to promote healthy child development. (Sep 2007)
• For teens, not about birth control, but about self-control. (Jul 2007)
• 1970s: “I want to be a voice for America’s children”. (Jun 2007)
• Supported foster care adoptions as First Lady & as Senator. (Dec 2006)
• Critics misinterpret 70s article on "Children Under the Law". (Feb 2004)
• 1974 article: put abused children into state care. (Nov 2003)
• Leave politics out of Elian decision. (Apr 2000)
• Governments can’t love child; but it can help families. (Apr 2000)
• Decide Elian’s fate via ongoing INS legal process. (Apr 2000)
• Treat kids as “child citizens” not “minors” under the law. (Dec 1999)
• No dividing line between government vs. parents & children. (Dec 1999)
• Early-warning hotlines for homicidal & suicidal students. (Jul 1999)
• Expand Family and Medical Leave Act. (Aug 1998)
• Raised issues of maternity leave at 1980s Rose Law. (Nov 1997)
• Family Leave Act is a good start; paid leave better. (Sep 1996)
• Against social service agency interference in families. (Aug 1993)
• 1970s: Learned child law theory at CDF and at Yale. (Aug 1993)
• 1973: Researched "Beyond the Best Interest of the Child". (Aug 1993)
• 1973: Create legal scale of graduated maturity for children. (Aug 1993)
• 1979: Child's future shouldn't be unilaterally by parents. (Aug 1993)

  It Takes a Village

• A family is a child’s first school. (Oct 2007)
• Hillary’s “village” criticized as Big Government. (May 2007)
• Chelsea benefited from “village” & from two parents. (Dec 2006)
• It takes a village to raise a child, in interdependent world. (Dec 2006)
• It Takes a Village and a president who believes. (Sep 2005)
• Leave no child behind; it still takes a village. (Aug 2000)
• Community support is key to valuing families. (Dec 1999)
• Society is responsible for alienation that causes violence. (Jun 1999)
• “It Takes a Village” is about relationships, not geography. (Oct 1996)
• Children are not rugged individualists. (Sep 1996)
• Give parents tools to balance work and family. (Aug 2000)
• Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Ban high lead levels in children's toys. (Nov 2005)
• Sponsored bill against renting violent video games to kids. (Dec 2005)
• Call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth. (Mar 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Foreign Policy

• Commit to helping people abroad before committing troops. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: Accomplished but exaggerated foreign experience. (Mar 2008)
• Meet with Cuban leaders only after evidence of change. (Feb 2008)
• Diplomacy with Iran & Cuba, but no presidential meetings. (Feb 2008)
• Bill made deal with Kazakhs to bring in HIV drugs. (Feb 2008)
• Establish leadership & moral authority via multilateralism. (Dec 2007)
• Deeply involved with Bill Clinton’s foreign policy team. (Dec 2007)
• Operate from a position of strength, but not confrontation. (Dec 2007)
• 2001 speech to AIPAC pledges money for Israeli military. (Nov 2007)
• Supported strong funding for international development. (Oct 2007)
• Cuba deserves peaceful transition to freedom & democracy. (Sep 2007)
• Should not telegraph our adversaries about preconditions. (Aug 2007)
• US support & no-fly zone, but UN troops on ground in Darfur. (Jul 2007)
• Arabic and Muslim countries take women leaders seriously. (Jul 2007)
• Diplomacy yes; propaganda no; when meeting enemy leaders. (Jul 2007)
• Allegedly pro-PLO in 1960; but pro-Israel by 1981. (Jul 2007)
• NATO-enforced no-fly zone to end Darfur genocide. (Jun 2007)
• Supported Palestine in 1998, before Bill officially did. (May 2007)
• Alienated Jewish voters by kissing Mrs. Arafat. (Sep 2003)
• Engage in world affairs, including human rights. (Oct 2000)
• Human rights are central to our objectives abroad. (Oct 2000)
• Keep Cuban embargo; pay UN bills. (Oct 2000)
• Smartest strategic choice is peace. (Nov 1999)
• Puerto Rico: Stop using live ammo at Vieques. (Oct 1999)
• Foreign aid spending is only 1%; lead by remaining engaged. (Feb 1997)
• Supports micro-loans to third-world women. (Sep 1995)

  China

• Boycott Olympic ceremony to pressure China on Tibet & Sudan. (Apr 2008)
• Establish coherent diplomatic approach toward China. (Dec 2007)
• China respects us if we call them on human rights breaches. (Dec 2007)
• FactCheck: Chinese did black out Hillary, but DID invite her. (Dec 2007)
• Our fiscal responsibility undercuts Chinese power over us. (Aug 2007)
• China: criticized authoritarianism with women & children. (Dec 1999)

  Voting Record

• Would use very vigorous and bipartisan diplomacy. (Feb 2008)
• Dems believe in fighting terror with cooperation. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
• Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence. (Aug 2000)
• Increase aid to avert humanitarian crisis in Congo. (Dec 2005)
• Implement Darfur Peace Agreement with UN peacekeeping force. (Feb 2008)
• Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
• Urge Venezuela to re-open dissident radio & TV stations. (May 2007)
• Call for Burma's junta to release political prisoners. (Jun 2007)
• Develop a strategy to protect civilians in Darfur. (Feb 2007)
• Let Ukraine & Georgia enter NATO. (Jan 2008)
• Condemn violence by Chinese government in Tibet. (Apr 2008)
• Sanction Mugabe until Zimbabwe transitions to democracy. (Apr 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Free Trade

• Have a trade prosecutor to enforce the trade agreements. (Feb 2008)
• AdWatch: Supported NAFTA in 1998; opposed CAFTA since 2005. (Jan 2008)
• Criticized trade pacts for weak labor standards. (Nov 2007)
• FactCheck: for NAFTA while First Lady; now against CAFTA. (Oct 2007)
• Export from big agribusiness, but also from small farmers. (Aug 2007)
• Smart, pro-American trade: NAFTA has hurt workers. (Aug 2007)
• No fast-track authority for this president. (Aug 2007)
• Better approach: real trade adjustment assistance. (Aug 2007)
• End tax breaks for outsourcing jobs. (Jun 2007)
• Defended outsourcing of US jobs to India. (Oct 2005)
• Globalization should not substitute for humanization. (Jun 1999)
• Supports MFN for China, despite concerns over human rights. (Oct 2000)

  Voting Record

• Though Bill supported it, Hillary opposed NAFTA. (Oct 2007)
• Voted against CAFTA despite Bill Clinton’s pushing NAFTA. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
• Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
• Build a rule-based global trading system. (Aug 2000)
• Rated 17% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
• Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Government Reform

• FactCheck: Yes, more legislation & sponsorships than Obama. (Apr 2008)
• Get D.C. full voting rights, plus more direct federal funds. (Feb 2008)
• It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush. (Jan 2008)
• Stand for public financing and getting money out of politics. (Jan 2008)
• Transparent government includes federal agency blogs. (Jan 2008)
• Never abuse the purpose of signing statements. (Dec 2007)
• Change system from the inside, not from the outside. (Nov 2007)
• HILL-PAC is one of politics biggest money-raisers. (Nov 2007)
• Public financing would fix campaign donor problems. (Sep 2007)
• Presidents should reveal donations to their foundations. (Sep 2007)
• Move to public election financing, not banning lobbyists. (Aug 2007)
• End no-bid contracts, end revolving door in government. (Aug 2007)
• 1978: chaired Legal Services Corp. while at Rose Law Firm. (Jul 2007)
• Same-day voter registration; no oppressive ID requirements. (Jul 2007)
• Create a public service academy, like military academy. (Jun 2007)
• 1970s: Worked on 18-year-old voting Amendment. (Jun 2007)
• Cut gov’t contractors and end privatization of government. (Feb 2007)
• Verified paper ballot for every electronic voting machines. (Nov 2006)
• $5M in New York state “pork barrel” bills thru 2004. (Oct 2006)
• Right to vote is precious & needs protection. (Sep 2005)
• HILLPAC raised $31M through 2002. (Feb 2004)
• HILLPAC raised $31M through 2002. (Feb 2004)
• Only explicit felonies should trigger impeachment. (Feb 2004)
• Whitewater investigation ends; Hillary questions $52M spent. (Sep 2000)
• Soft money ban & independent ad ban for Senate campaign. (Feb 2000)
• New Democrat: Government is not the solution to all problems. (Feb 2000)
• Give big states a big slice of federal pie. (Aug 1999)
• We need strong and efficient governments. (Jun 1999)
• Government should help people, not support bureaucracy. (Feb 1997)
• 1973: Researched Nixon's White House tapes. (Aug 1993)
• Count Every Vote Act: end voting discrimination by race. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
• Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
• Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
• Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
• Voted NO on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
• Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
• Voluntary public financing for all general elections. (Aug 2000)
• Criminalize false or deceptive info about elections. (Nov 2005)
• Reject photo ID requirements for voting. (Sep 2005)
• Post earmarks on the Internet before voting on them. (Jan 2006)
• Establish the United States Public Service Academy. (Mar 2007)
• Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)
• Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting. (Nov 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Gun Control

• Balance lawful gun ownership & keeping guns from criminals. (Apr 2008)
• Give local police access to federal gun tracking info. (Apr 2008)
• Let states & cities determine local gun laws. (Apr 2008)
• Against illegal guns, crack down on illegal gun dealers. (Jan 2008)
• Backed off a national licensing registration plan on guns. (Jan 2008)
• Get assault weapons & guns off the street. (Jul 2007)
• Background check system could prevent Virginia Tech massacre. (Apr 2007)
• FactCheck: VA Tech shooter not declared a danger to others. (Apr 2007)
• Congress’ failure at Littleton response inspired Senate run. (Nov 2003)
• Keep guns away from people who shouldn’t have them. (Sep 2000)
• Limit access to weapons; look for early warning signs. (Sep 2000)
• License and register all handgun sales. (Jun 2000)
• Tough gun control keeps guns out of wrong hands. (Jul 1999)
• Gun control protects our children. (Jul 1999)
• Don’t water down sensible gun control legislation. (Jul 1999)
• Lock up guns; store ammo separately. (Jun 1999)
• Ban kids’ unsupervised access to guns. (Jun 1999)
• Get weapons off the streets; zero tolerance for weapons. (Sep 1996)
• Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
• Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
• Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology. (Aug 2000)

Hillary Clinton on Health Care

• Don’t legitimize end-of-life decision, but ok to help decide. (Apr 2008)
• Decrease generic drug costs for developing countries. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: Yes, she deserves credit for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Bottom line is cost; mine is more affordable than Obama’s. (Feb 2008)
• Obama’s plan includes mandate on 150 million parents. (Feb 2008)
• Taxpayers pay for drug R&D, not drug companies. (Jan 2008)
• My health care program will cover everyone. (Jan 2008)
• Need a health care system that manages chronic diseases. (Jan 2008)
• Universal health care is a core Democratic principle. (Jan 2008)
• Pledges to support $50B for AIDS relief in US and world. (Dec 2007)
• Restore National Institutes of Health funding. (Oct 2007)
• No parent should be told ‘no’ for healthcare for their kids. (Sep 2007)
• Local smoking bans ok, but no national ban. (Sep 2007)
• Passion for healthcare rooted in Jesus’ teachings. (Jul 2007)
• Outcry if AIDS were leading disease of young whites. (Jun 2007)
• FactCheck: Yes, AIDS is leading disease of young black women. (Jun 2007)
• 1979: Named by Bill as AR healthcare head; program worked. (Jun 2007)
• Lower costs and improve quality and cover everybody. (Jun 2007)
• Electronic medical records save $120 billion in health care. (Jun 2007)
• Insurers must fund prevention without preexisting conditions. (Mar 2007)
• Require electronic medical record for all federal healthcare. (Mar 2007)
• Increase America’s commitment against Global AIDS. (Nov 2006)
• FDA should compare drug effectiveness--not just safety. (Oct 2006)
• Supply more medical needs of families, & insure all children. (Jun 2006)
• Fought for pediatric rule: new drugs tested for child safety. (Oct 2005)
• Health goal is affordable coverage for all. (Oct 2000)
• Fund teaching hospitals federally because market fails. (Sep 2000)
• Regulate tobacco; fine of $3000 for every underage smoker. (Apr 2000)
• Be prepared with defenses against infectious disease. (Oct 1999)
• Medicare should be strengthened today. (Sep 1999)
• Smaller steps to progress on health care. (Jan 2000)

  1990s Hillarycare

• Hillary appointed 8 days after inauguration to health cmte. (Oct 2007)
• A plan is necessary; but consensus is more necessary. (Sep 2007)
• 1993:Ambitious role plagued from start by secrecy complaints. (Jun 2007)
• 1990s plan failed after big pharma & insurance worked on it. (Apr 2007)
• 1990s healthcare reforms laid groundwork for today’s reforms. (Mar 2007)
• Still scarred from 1990s reform, but now doing it better. (Feb 2007)
• 1997: Helped found State Children’s Health Insurance Program. (Dec 2006)
• 1990s reform called “secretive” but had 600 in working group. (Nov 2003)
• Learned lessons on health care; but hasn’t given up goal. (Aug 2000)
• 1979: Developed program to deliver rural healthcare. (Aug 1999)

  2008 HillaryCare

• AdWatch: My plan costs $1,700 less per person than Obama’s. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: Yes, Hillary’s plan might include wage garnishing. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: “$1,700 less than Obama plan” misinterprets study. (Apr 2008)
• AdWatch: Got health insurance for six million kids. (Mar 2008)
• Include everyone, to avoid cherry-picking and its hidden tax. (Feb 2008)
• Without a universal mandate, it’s not universal health care. (Feb 2008)
• Healthcare without mandate is like voluntary Social Security. (Feb 2008)
• Many uninsured are young & don’t think they need coverage. (Feb 2008)
• Make it illegal to discriminate against sick people. (Feb 2008)
• Tired of health insurance companies deciding who live or die. (Feb 2008)
• Universal health care will not work if it is voluntary. (Feb 2008)
• Mandate insurance AND make it affordable for all. (Jan 2008)
• Health care tax credit ensures affordability. (Nov 2007)
• Insurance companies cannot deny people coverage. (Oct 2007)
• Condemns insurers as motivated by greed. (Oct 2007)
• American Health Choices Plan: keep yours or pick Congress’. (Sep 2007)
• Pay for health plan by $52B tax repeal & $77B efficiencies. (Sep 2007)
• Mandated responsibility by individuals, industry & employers. (Sep 2007)
• Since 1993, new consensus developed on need for healthcare. (Sep 2007)
• Include insurance industry in discussions, but rein them in. (Sep 2007)
• I want to be the health care president. (Sep 2007)
• Universal health care coverage by the end of my second term. (Feb 2007)
• I have the expertise to achieve universal healthcare for all. (Feb 2007)
• We need a uniquely American solution to health care. (Oct 2006)

  Voting Record

• Health care initiatives are her first priority in Senate. (Feb 2001)
• Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
• Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
• Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
• Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
• Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
• Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage. (Apr 2001)
• Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
• Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
• End government propaganda on Medicare bill. (Mar 2004)
• Sponsored bill for mental health service for older Americans. (May 2005)
• Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
• Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Homeland Security

• Led criticism about what Bush knew prior to 9/11. (May 2008)
• Long-held pro-defense spending stance; not a move to center. (Mar 2008)
• Passed legislation to treat veterans’ traumatic brain injury. (Jan 2008)
• AdWatch: Ensured health coverage for Guard & Reserve. (Dec 2007)
• FactCheck: Only BETTER health coverage for SOME Reservists. (Dec 2007)
• Examine registering 18-year-old women for selective service. (Dec 2007)
• National security is more important than human rights. (Nov 2007)
• 2001: Called for wrath on those who attacked America on 9/11. (Nov 2007)
• FactCheck: Yes, in 2006 condoned exceptions on torture. (Oct 2007)
• Torture cannot be American policy, period. (Sep 2007)
• Wants to repeal don’t-ask-don’t-tell, but not until 2009. (Aug 2007)
• Should have criticized JCC for calling homosexuality immoral. (Aug 2007)
• Opposed to draft, but register women for draft. (Jul 2007)
• Forgive student loans for universal national service. (Jul 2007)
• 1999: overturn don’t-ask-don’t-tell so gays can serve openly. (Jul 2007)
• Administration secrecy shreds the Constitution. (Jun 2007)
• 9/11: Got $20B to rebuild lower Manhattan. (Jun 2007)
• Served on Armed Services Committee & was always prepared. (Jun 2007)
• Big disconnect between rhetoric and reality on security. (Apr 2007)
• Fund first responders with extra $1.7 billion. (Mar 2007)
• Change our Secretary of Defense: he’s not credible. (Oct 2006)
• Homeland security not simply about reorganizing bureaucracy. (Oct 2006)
• Marshal resources against proliferation of nuclear weapons. (Jan 2006)
• There is no safe haven for the terrorists. (Jan 2006)
• Consistently supported tough anti-terrorism measures. (Oct 2005)
• Hillary hugs hawkish line on terrorism. (Oct 2005)
• Our troops are stretched; so increase size of military. (Sep 2005)
• Muscle, not rhetoric, leads to strong homeland security. (Sep 2005)
• Leadership role on Senate Armed Services Committee. (Feb 2004)
• At age 27, tried and failed to enlist in Marines. (Feb 2004)
• 2000: sought and got spot on Armed Services Committee. (Feb 2004)
• Send 70% of homeland security funding to cities & counties. (Feb 2004)
• I despise terrorism and the nihilism it represents. (Nov 2003)
• Supports funding research on missile defense. (Oct 2000)
• Nixon should have been impeached for bombing Cambodia. (Dec 1999)
• A safe world needs the nuclear test ban treaty. (Sep 1999)
• Proposed Federal Interoperable Communication & Safety Act. (Oct 2006)
• Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
• Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
• Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
• Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
• Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
• Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
• Federalize aviation security. (Nov 2001)
• Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Sponsored bill maintaining role of women in armed forces. (May 2005)
• Sponsored bill for increased security of radiation sources. (May 2005)
• Extend reserve retirement pay parity back to 9/11. (Dec 2007)
• Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans. (Jun 2008)
• Restore habeas corpus for detainees in the War on Terror. (Jun 2007)
• Establish global strategy to defeat al Qaeda. (Feb 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Immigration

• No official English, but keep common unifying language. (Feb 2008)
• Introduce a path to earn citizenship in the first 100 days. (Feb 2008)
• Consider halting certain raids on illegal immigrant families. (Feb 2008)
• Border fence that cuts off a college campus is absurd. (Feb 2008)
• Deploy technology & personnel, not a border fence. (Feb 2008)
• Guest workers only for farms, to address labor shortage. (Feb 2008)
• Don’t turn local police into immigration enforcers. (Feb 2008)
• Deporting all illegal immigrants is unrealistic. (Jan 2008)
• Illegal immigrants with driver’s licenses puts them at risk. (Jan 2008)
• Exploitation of undocumented workers drives down wages. (Jan 2008)
• Co-sponsored comprehensive immigration reform in 2004. (Jan 2008)
• English unifies us; teach ESL but support other languages. (Dec 2007)
• Crack down on employers who exploit undocumented workers. (Dec 2007)
• Oppose granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. (Nov 2007)
• FactCheck: Denied saying licensing illegals “made sense”. (Oct 2007)
• Immigrant license issue needs federal action on reform. (Oct 2007)
• More border patrolling on both Mexican AND Canadian borders. (Sep 2007)
• Immigration reform needs family unification as one goal. (Sep 2007)
• Anti-immigrant bill would have criminalized Jesus Christ. (Sep 2007)
• Sanctuary cities ok; local police can’t enforce immigration. (Sep 2007)
• Opposes illegal immigration, but doesn’t vote to follow up. (Jun 2007)
• Making English official imperils crises needing translators. (Jun 2007)
• Comprehensive reform to get 12 million out of shadows. (Apr 2007)
• Keep New York-Ontario border passport-free for tourism. (Oct 2006)
• Adamantly against illegal immigrants. (Sep 2005)
• Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Sponsored bill covering child resident aliens under Medicaid. (May 2005)
• Sponsored bill funding social services for noncitizens. (May 2006)
• Rated 8% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Hillary Clinton on Jobs

• No salary increase for Congress until minimum wage increased. (Jul 2007)
• Would accept minimum wage as president. (Jul 2007)
• Stand up for unions; organize for fair wages. (Jun 2007)
• Get tough with China and bring jobs back home. (Feb 2007)
• Minimum wage increases haven’t kept up with Congress’ wages. (Dec 2006)
• Passed 2 planks of 7-plank platform, “New Jobs for New York”. (Oct 2006)
• Minimum wage should be tied to congressional salaries. (Jun 2006)
• Pushed for extension of unemployment insurance. (Feb 2004)
• The working poor deserve a living wage. (Oct 1999)
• America can afford to raise the minimum wage. (Sep 1999)
• Recently “we’re in it together” became “you’re on your own”. (Sep 1996)
• Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
• Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
• Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
• Rated 85% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
• Sponsored bill linking minimum wage to Congress' pay raises. (May 2006)
• Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)

Hillary Clinton on Principles & Values

• Confidence and optimism enable us to meet our challenges. (Aug 2008)
• McCain and Bush are awfully hard to tell apart these days. (Aug 2008)
• Enthusiastic when Rep. Rangel suggested NY Senate race. (Aug 2008)
• GovWatch: Maybe won popular vote, but only delegates count. (Jun 2008)
• Visited Bosnian war zone, but mistake to call it sniper fire. (Apr 2008)
• My own crises are nothing compared to what people often face. (Feb 2008)
• Michigan and Florida primary ballots should count. (Feb 2008)
• I’ve been vetted; disinformation has all been recycled. (Feb 2008)
• Democrats much more in step with America than GOP. (Feb 2008)
• FactCheck: Ranked 16th most liberal in Senate. (Feb 2008)
• America needs election debate about country’s direction. (Feb 2008)
• Being the president is much more than being a CEO. (Jan 2008)
• FactCheck: Obama, Bill, & Hillary all praised Ronald Reagan. (Jan 2008)
• AdWatch: “Hillary: The Movie” counts as campaign ad. (Jan 2008)
• Focus on foreign policy and revising executive orders. (Dec 2007)
• Owes opportunity for presidency to generations of women. (Aug 2007)
• Strong identification with Eleanor Roosevelt. (Jul 2007)
• 1963: called Saul Alinsky “great seducer” of young minds. (Jul 2007)
• DC home, “Whitehaven”, became center of “Hillaryland”. (Jun 2007)
• 1974: Studied Nixon’s White House for impeachment committee. (Jun 2007)
• Despite critics, fervent believer in public service. (Jun 2007)
• Vince Foster suicide due to public bashing in editorial. (Jun 2007)
• Reaches out to conservatives but voting record is liberal. (May 2007)
• Prefers role as knowledgeable expert to role of visionary. (May 2007)
• At her core, Hillary is an idealistic activist. (May 2007)
• Biggest mistakes: mishandling healthcare; believing in WMDs. (Apr 2007)
• OpEd: Hillary is emblematic of extreme leftist ideals. (Feb 2004)
• Chair of powerful Steering and Coordinating Committee. (Feb 2004)
• Polarize issues and then compromise on best terms possible. (Feb 2004)
• Alinsky's Rules: focus on tactics & ongoing confrontation. (Feb 2004)
• Alinsky Thesis: merge alien radicalism with US conditions. (Feb 2004)
• $8M book advance not vetted by Senate ethics panel. (Sep 2003)
• Claimed no role in Travelgate firings. (Sep 2003)
• NYC offices costs taxpayers $514,000 per year. (Sep 2003)
• Accused of failing to disclose gifts as First Lady. (Sep 2003)
• Supported teacher tests & China women despite unpopularity. (Oct 2000)
• Not aggressive, but never intimidated by anyone. (Nov 1997)
• Empathized with Eleanor Roosevelt: criticized for outspoken. (Aug 1993)
• First to participate as First Lady in policy decisions. (Aug 1993)
• 1969: Humanness goes beyond acquisitiveness. (May 1969)
• Opposed numerous Bush cabinet & court appointees. (Oct 2006)
• Decried 1980s materialism & excesses of corporate America. (Dec 1999)

  Bill Clinton

• Bill’s role includes sounding board; but I make decisions. (Feb 2008)
• Bill would be her adviser, and represent US around the world. (Feb 2008)
• Key to Bill & Hillary’s marriage is shared love of politics. (Oct 2007)
• Hillary and Bill made joint decisions during presidency. (Oct 2007)
• I thought Bill was a pretty good president; now I’m running. (Sep 2007)
• Bill & I started a conversation 36 years ago & never stopped. (Sep 2007)
• Judge me on my merits, not as Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton. (Jul 2007)
• Endured Monicagate through faith and inward spirituality. (Jul 2007)
• Secret “20-Year Project” with Bill to revolutionize Dems. (Jun 2007)
• 1986: Attacked for accepting state fee with Bill as governor. (Jun 2007)
• 1998: “Conspiracy” infuriated Starr; resonated with public. (Jun 2007)
• Whitewater deal: the only “stupid dumb thing we ever did”. (Jun 2007)
• Changed name from Rodham because many were offended. (Jun 2007)
• 1978: “Name issue” of Rodham raised in Bill’s first race. (Jun 2007)
• 1980: Synthesized basic principles into “New Dem” concept. (Jun 2007)
• 1982 campaign: served as Bill’s de facto campaign director. (Jun 2007)
• Whitewater deal: maybe conflict-of-interest; but not illegal. (Jun 2007)
• In Arkansas and Washington, subject to unprecedented vitriol. (Jun 2007)
• 1992: Attacks as radical feminist backfired into sympathy. (Jun 2007)
• Travelgate: Office WAS sloppy; firings looked like cronyism. (Jun 2007)
• Could have weakened right wing conspiracy by honest answers. (Jun 2007)
• Like Eleanor Roosevelt, pushed boundaries of First Lady role. (Jun 2007)
• Replay of “2 for price of 1” has big pluses & big minuses. (May 2007)
• Proud of Bill Clinton’s record as president. (Feb 2007)
• Role in Nixon’s impeachment prepared her for Bill’s ordeal. (Feb 2004)
• OpEd: Hillary & Bill deeply influence all elements of Dems. (Feb 2004)
• Case for Bill’s impeachment was unjustified constitutionally. (Nov 2003)
• Monica investigation abused process to undermine presidency. (Nov 2003)
• Loves Bill despite affairs; not just “Stand By Your Man”. (Nov 2003)
• 1992: Meant “active partner” with “buy one get one free”. (Nov 2003)
• Meant “women work conflict” with “stay home & bake cookies”. (Nov 2003)
• Hillaryland meant active & influential First Lady staff. (Nov 2003)
• Vince Foster’s suicide spurred conspiracy theories galore. (Nov 2003)
• Not involved in pardons, neither with husband nor brother. (Feb 2001)
• Appointed to chair AR commissions despite obvious issues. (Jun 2000)
• “Vast right wing conspiracy”. (Dec 1999)
• Stands by her man despite “pain in marriage”. (Dec 1999)
• Hillary’s choice: Co-president or White House wife? (Dec 1999)
• Never left Bill because they were a team. (Dec 1999)
• 1992 RNC Convention was hate-fest against Hillary. (Aug 1999)
• 1986: Prepped Bill's race; denied her own political ambition. (Aug 1993)
• 1992: All marriages have issues; our issues are our business. (Aug 1993)
• Not some little woman standing by her man. (Jul 1992)

  Campaign Themes

• I have the experience to be commander in chief. (Feb 2008)
• Words matter, but actions speak louder than words. (Feb 2008)
• The next president faces a stack of problems on day one. (Jan 2008)
• Campaigning on the legacy that King stood for. (Jan 2008)
• Right has no sex and truth has no color. (Jan 2008)
• Running to continue work I’ve done for 35 years. (Dec 2007)
• Cultivates grassroots groups & “grass-top” leaders. (Nov 2007)
• Bring your brooms & vacuum cleaners; we got to clean up DC. (Aug 2007)
• If you want a winner to take on right wing, I’m your girl. (Aug 2007)
• After 35 years of experience, ready to lead on day one. (Jul 2007)
• I consider myself a modern American progressive. (Jul 2007)
• Maybe, finally, break that hardest of all glass ceilings. (Jul 2007)
• The politics of meaning: individuality is part of society. (Jul 2007)
• Amalgam politics: make labels irrelevant. (Jul 2007)
• New progressive vision for the 21st century. (Jun 2007)
• A mind conservative and a heart liberal. (Jun 2007)
• Already made change and will continue to make change. (Jan 2006)
• Message of candidacy: hardworking experienced collaborator. (Oct 2005)
• OpEd: Alinsky’s rule: tactics over principles. (Feb 2004)
• OpEd: Hillary has mastered politics of self victimization. (Feb 2004)
• New Democrat: individual responsibility and community. (Apr 2000)
• Make a pact not to give in to cynicism or hate. (Aug 1993)

  Past Elections

• 1998: Unforeseen turning point when Moynihan resigned. (Oct 2007)
• Stumble of “baking cookies” was moment of authenticity. (Oct 2007)
• Rove is obsessed with me because I take them on & beat them. (Aug 2007)
• 2000: campaigned heavily in African-American churches. (Jul 2007)
• 1996: Enthusiastic crowd at DNC got her “bitten by the bug”. (Jun 2007)
• Critics call it “extreme makeover” but admit its success. (May 2007)
• HILLPAC donated to 30 Senate & Governor candidates. (Nov 2006)
• HILLPAC focus: electing Congressional Democratic majority. (Nov 2006)
• Fined $35,000 for under-reporting expenses in 2000. (Oct 2006)
• House of Representatives has been run like a plantation. (Jan 2006)
• Timing was paramount to the Clintons’ success in ‘92. (Feb 2004)
• Not vast conspiracy, but well-financed right-wing network. (Feb 2004)
• Experience and choices as a woman will make me good senator. (Oct 2000)
• National experience & ability to get along will serve NY. (Feb 2000)
• End divisional politics. (Feb 2000)
• Hillary’s feminism a liability for Bill’s gubernatorial race. (Aug 1999)
• 1989 speculation: Hillary would run for Arkansas governor. (Aug 1999)

  Personal Background

• An anti-agitator; never sought changing system from outside. (Nov 2007)
• Early character development: standing up to a bully. (Jul 2007)
• Pre-Wellesley, confident her conservatism wouldn’t change. (Jun 2007)
• 1969: Entered law school as “vehicle for social change”. (Jun 2007)
• As Goldwater Girl in 1960s, canvassed Chicago slums. (Jun 2007)
• Childhood of parsimonious parents; favored equal opportunity. (Jun 2007)
• Father a rock-ribbed Republican but ran for office as Dem. (Jun 2007)
• Staff attorney on Watergate/Nixon impeachment investigation. (Jun 2007)
• Taught at AR Law School using “all business” style. (Jun 2007)
• Suffers from endometriosis; Chelsea’s conception difficult. (Jun 2007)
• Family myth: named after Everest’s Sir Edmund Hillary. (May 2007)
• At age 27, tried to enlist in Marines. (Feb 2004)
• My mom could not live my life; father could not imagine it. (Nov 2003)
• Mother, Dorothy, offended by mistreatment of any human being. (Nov 2003)
• Father, Hugh, focused on self-reliance & personal initiative. (Nov 2003)
• AuH2O: Supported Goldwater on basis of individual rights. (Nov 2003)
• 1976: Organized Indiana for Carter-Mondale campaign. (Nov 2003)
• 1980: Bill practiced Lamaze, but Chelsea delivered Caesarian. (Nov 2003)
• Hillary bred in conservative community. (Aug 1999)
• Began college career as a conservative. (Aug 1999)
• 1976: Got Rose Law firm job via Vince Foster. (Nov 1997)
• 1977: At Rose Law, her strength was one-on-one discussion. (Nov 1997)
• 1977: At Rose Law, strength was one-on-one discussion. (Nov 1997)
• 1970s: Editorial board of Yale Review of Law & Social Action. (Aug 1993)
• 1960s: Rejected as applicant to NASA; women not allowed. (Aug 1993)
• 1969: Criticized Senator's speech as lacking relevance. (Aug 1993)

  Religion

• Have faith in God, in our country, and in each other. (Aug 2008)
• Faith is not just something to cling to in hard times. (Apr 2008)
• Faith sustains us in bitter times; faith isn’t bitterness. (Apr 2008)
• I have always felt the presence of God in my life. (Apr 2008)
• Favorite Bible story: Purim story of Esther. (Apr 2008)
• Called by my faith & upbringing to serve others at young age. (Feb 2008)
• Gives guest church sermon: “What It Means to be a Methodist”. (Oct 2007)
• I believe in prayer; I’m dependent on my faith. (Aug 2007)
• Sought pastoral guidance on doubts about capital punishment. (Jul 2007)
• Dealt with Bill’s infidelity via counseling & Book of Psalms. (Jul 2007)
• Sincere Christian & lifelong member of religious left. (Jul 2007)
• Old-fashioned Methodist; reads Book of Resolutions & Bible. (Jul 2007)
• Tolerating Bill’s foibles echoes mom’s Methodist forgiveness. (Jun 2007)
• Turned to prayer when father dying, & anytime under duress. (Jun 2007)
• Has one Jewish step-grandfather. (Oct 2005)
• Early family life steeped in Methodism. (Feb 2004)
• Steeped in Methodist tradition of Social Gospel. (Feb 2004)
• Methodist of straight-laced, moralizing, 19th-century type. (Feb 2003)

  Voting Record

• Voted with Democratic Party 96.7% of 304 votes. (Sep 2007)
• Hillary’s paradox: she’s not as liberal as people think. (May 2006)
• Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
• Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
• Supports Hyde Park Declaration of "Third Way" centrism. (Aug 2000)
• Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
• Member of Democratic Leadership Council. (Nov 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Social Security

• No lifting cap on payroll tax; that taxes middle class. (Apr 2008)
• Bipartisan commission, like in 1983, to address crisis. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: No, teachers & police won’t pay if cap over $102K. (Apr 2008)
• FactCheck: Yes, removing $97,500 cap affects middle-class. (Nov 2007)
• Have a bipartisan commission on Social Security and its tax. (Oct 2007)
• 1997: Hillary warned against privatizing Social Security. (Oct 2007)
• $1000 matching tax credit for first $1000 in 401(k) deposit. (Oct 2007)
• Solvent until 2055 under Bill Clinton; now has lost 14 years. (Sep 2007)
• Nothing else on table until fiscal responsibility returns. (Sep 2007)
• Make sure nobody ever tries to privatize Social Security. (Aug 2007)
• Soc.Sec. one of greatest inventions in American democracy. (Oct 2006)
• Social Security protects families, not just retirees. (Feb 1999)
• All should join the debate now to preserve future solvency. (Feb 1999)
• Respect unique power of government to meet social needs. (Sep 1996)
• Voted NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
• Create Retirement Savings Accounts. (Aug 2000)
• Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)

Hillary Clinton on Tax Reform

• Absolutely no tax increase on people earning under $250K. (Apr 2008)
• Perhaps raise capital gains tax, but at most to 20%. (Apr 2008)
• Rescind tax cuts for those making more than $250,000 a year. (Feb 2008)
• AdWatch: cut taxes for the middle class. (Feb 2008)
• Wealthy should go back to paying pre-Bush tax rates. (Jan 2008)
• Want to restore the tax rates we had in the ‘90s. (Dec 2007)
• Freeze estate tax at 2009 level of $7 million per couple. (Oct 2007)
• Why cut off payroll contribution at $95,000? (Jun 2007)
• Cut alternative minimum tax, not billionaire tax cuts. (Mar 2007)
• Expand child tax credit for child’s first year. (Dec 2006)
• End Bush tax cuts;take things away from rich for common good. (Oct 2006)
• To get America back on track, cut short tax cuts. (Sep 2005)
• NY share of federal taxes is too high. (Feb 2000)
• Just Say No to GOP tax plan. (Sep 1999)
• GOP tax plan would hurt New York’s students. (Aug 1999)
• Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
• Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
• Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
• Rated 21% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 80% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

Hillary Clinton on War & Peace

• Massive retaliation from US if Iran attacks Israel. (Apr 2008)
• Withdraw all combat troops: one or two brigades a month. (Feb 2008)
• Calling for troop withdrawal pressures Iraqi government. (Feb 2008)
• Some tactical success in Iraq, but no strategic success yet. (Feb 2008)
• Would have never diverted attention from Afghanistan. (Jan 2008)
• Bush must ask Congress to approve agreements with Iraq. (Jan 2008)
• GovWatch: Withdrawal in 60 days has no timetable to finish. (Jan 2008)
• After 9/11:Those helping terrorists would feel “wrath” of US. (Jun 2007)
• 1960s conversion to liberalism based on opposing Vietnam. (Jun 2007)
• 2006 election: voters desperately want a new course. (Jun 2007)
• At Wellesley in ‘68, steered anti-war movement within system. (Jun 2007)
• I have seen firsthand terrorists’ terrible damage. (Jun 2007)
• Supports border security fence in Israel. (Oct 2006)
• Ok to target Al Qaeda in Pakistan; we did that 10 years ago. (Jan 2006)
• 2002 Iraq speech criticized both Saddam and U.N. (Feb 2004)
• Cut off US aid if Palestine declares a state unilaterally. (Oct 2000)
• Focuses on increasing relationship between US and Israel. (Oct 2000)
• Support Israel in finding a safe and secure peace. (May 2000)
• Extend peace treaties to Palestinians, Syrians & Lebanese. (Nov 1999)
• Strategizing about Pakistan destabilizes a nuclear power. (Aug 2007)

  Iran

• Continue diplomatic engagement with Iran. (Dec 2007)
• Believed, with others, that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapon. (Dec 2007)
• Pledge that Iran will not develop a nuclear bomb. (Oct 2007)
• Rushing to war with Iran vs. doing nothing is a false choice. (Oct 2007)
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard promotes terrorism. (Sep 2007)
• Prevent Iran from becoming nuclear power by diplomacy first. (Sep 2007)
• Rule out nukes against Iran. (Aug 2007)
• Iran having a nuclear weapon is absolutely unacceptable. (Jun 2007)

  Iraq War

• 2002: Saddam gave aid to Al Qaeda terrorsts. (Oct 2008)
• Remove a brigade from Iraq every month, no matter what. (Apr 2008)
• Up to the Iraqis to decide the future they will have. (Feb 2008)
• The purpose of the surge has not been fulfilled. (Feb 2008)
• Leaving 130,000 troops in Iraq is irresponsible abdication. (Jan 2008)
• Have nearly all combat troops out in a year. (Jan 2008)
• Withdraw one to two brigades in Iraq each month. (Jan 2008)
• Can’t leave Iraq safely without a plan. (Jan 2008)
• Can’t let the Iraqis think the US will be there forever. (Jan 2008)
• Voted against precedent of US subordinate to UN in Iraq. (Jan 2008)
• Iraq war authorization was not authority for preemption. (Jan 2008)
• Told by the White House how the war resolution would be used. (Jan 2008)
• Withdrawing troops is dangerous, including 100,000 civilians. (Jan 2008)
• No military solution in Iraq; this debate motivates solution. (Jan 2008)
• Hope to have nearly all troops out within a year. (Jan 2008)
• Demand Bush to explain to Congress on his plan on Iraq. (Jan 2008)
• No extension on surge; deadline is why Iraq is progressing. (Jan 2008)
• Bush’s classified withdrawal plan is cursory; out in 60 days. (Jan 2008)
• Called war on terror “Bush’s war” but has played active role. (Nov 2007)
• 2002: Accepted connection between Saddam & Al Qaeda. (Nov 2007)
• Absolutely oppose the war in Iraq. (Oct 2007)
• Bring out as many combat troops as quickly as possible. (Oct 2007)
• Goal to remove all troops from Iraq by 2013, but no pledge. (Sep 2007)
• Leave combat troops in Iraq only for conterterrorism. (Sep 2007)
• No funding that does not move us toward withdrawal. (Sep 2007)
• Protect troops with body armor then & bringing them home now. (Sep 2007)
• Defunding war is the only way to force Bush to change course. (Sep 2007)
• Patraeus report requires willing suspension of disbelief. (Sep 2007)
• Push Pentagon to start planning for Iraq withdrawal. (Aug 2007)
• Redeploy responsibly, with regional diplomatic effort. (Aug 2007)
• Pentagon calls her unpatriotic for asking about exit plan. (Jul 2007)
• FactCheck: Correct that DoD has no plan to remove all troops. (Jul 2007)
• Deauthorize Iraq war, and don’t grant new war authority. (Jun 2007)
• Phased redeployment, not irresponsible immediate withdrawal. (Jun 2007)
• Bush misused authorization for war. (Jun 2007)
• The Iraq war is Bush’s war. (Jun 2007)
• Iraq war wouldn’t have happened had the inspectors been sent. (Jun 2007)
• It was a mistake to trust Bush on his judgment to wage war. (Jun 2007)
• This war is up to Iraqi people to win or lose, not the US. (Apr 2007)
• Begin re-deployment out of Iraq in 90 days. (Apr 2007)
• America elected this Congress to bring our troops home. (Apr 2007)
• No permanent bases, but continuing residual force in Iraq. (Apr 2007)
• Online petition to pressure Bush & GOP for redeployment. (Apr 2007)
• If Bush doesn’t end Iraq war, when I’m president, I will. (Mar 2007)
• Require Bush to redeploy or seek additional authority. (Feb 2007)
• Takes responsibility for Iraq war vote, but not a mistake. (Feb 2007)
• Cap troops in Iraq and no more blank check for war. (Feb 2007)
• Cut off funds for Iraqi use, but not for troops. (Jan 2007)
• Phased redeployment out of Iraq, beginning immediately. (Oct 2006)
• Begin troops withdrawal within 60 days after elected. (Jan 2006)
• Withdraw troops within 60 days after taking office. (Jan 2006)
• 2002: Attacking Iraq "not a good option" but authorized it. (Feb 2004)
• Agrees with Newt Gingrich that Iraq policy is a mess. (Dec 2003)

  Voting Record

• Iraq war vote was meant to be used as coercive diplomacy. (Jan 2008)
• Voted against Levin Amendment: it gave UN veto over US. (Jan 2008)
• Voted for Iraq war based on available info; now would not. (Apr 2007)
• Critic of Iraq war, but won’t recant 2002 vote in its favor. (Nov 2006)
• Regrets Bush’s handling of war, but not her war vote. (Oct 2006)
• Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
• Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
• Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
• Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
• Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
• Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
• No troop surge: no military escalation in Iraq. (Jan 2007)
• Deploy UN multinational peacekeeping force in Darfur. (Jul 2007)
• Require Congress' approval before military action in Iran. (Oct 2007)

Hillary Clinton on Welfare & Poverty

• In the face of suffering, God calls on us to respond. (Apr 2008)
• Make sure the economy works for everybody. (Jan 2008)
• Partner with faith based community in empowerment zones. (Dec 2007)
• Considered idea of $5000 at birth to pay for future college. (Oct 2007)
• Time-out for mortgage companies on march toward foreclosure. (Sep 2007)
• Wellesley thesis: Saul Alinsky & people over bureaucrats. (Jun 2007)
• Hedge funds incentivize risk, but need regulation. (Apr 2007)
• Lazio weakened housing standards and limited public housing. (Oct 2000)
• Lazio fought against FHA on low-interest housing loans. (Oct 2000)
• Equal access to capital and jobs. (Jan 2000)
• Working should mean no poverty. (Jan 2000)
• Community involvement helps, but only in short term. (Dec 1999)
• Don’t criminalize the homeless. (Dec 1999)
• 1969 thesis: Alinsky’s reforms too short term & local. (Apr 1999)
• Microcredit is an invaluable tool in alleviating poverty. (Feb 1997)
• Link payments to good parenting behavior. (Feb 1997)
• 1976: Founded first indigent legal aid in Fayetteville AR. (Aug 1993)
• Won series of high school awards, but barred from athletics. (Aug 1993)
• Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
• Establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Jul 2003)
• Tax credits to promite home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
• Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)