Hillary Clinton
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Born: October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois
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Key Campaign Platform (source: www.hillaryclinton.com)
- Iraq- Clinton has also proposed a cap on troop levels to January 1, 2007 levels and put forth a comprehensive roadmap for ending the war. If it is followed, Hillary's bill, the Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007, will end the war before the next president takes the oath of office. But she has also been clear: if George Bush refuses to end the war, when she is president, she will.
- Health Care- As an avid champion of universal health care, Senator Clinton is prepared to fight the battle once again. Nearly 45 million Americans -- including 9 million children -- don't have health insurance. Hillary is also focused on the skyrocketing costs of health care -- over the last six years, health care premiums have almost doubled.
- Energy/Global Warming- Hillary has championed policies that encourage development of alternative energy technologies and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. She has proposed an Apollo Project-like program dedicated to achieving energy independence. Hillary recognizes that global climate change is one of the most pressing moral issues of our time. She supports policies to reduce carbon emissions and other pollution that contribute to global warming.
U.S.-India Relations
- In 2004, Senator Clinton co-founded and became co-chair of the Senate India Caucus with the help of USINPAC.
- She convinced Tata Consultancy Services, India's leading software company to set up an office in Buffalo, New York.
Notable Achievements
- As first lady of Arkansas she chaired the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee, where she successfully sought to improve testing standards of new teachers.
- 1993, she chaired the Task Force on National Health Care Reform.
- In 1997, she initiated the Children's Health Insurance Program
- After the September 11 attacks, Sen. Clinton helped raise $21 billion to fund the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site.
- Currently serves on the Committee on Armed Services, the Committees on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the Special Committee on Aging.
