Reply #8: Hillary Rodham Clinton [View All]

[MrBenchley]

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About Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton was elected United States Senator from New York on November 7, 2000. She is the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate. After two years in the Senate, Senator Clinton has graduated from the freshman class where she worked in a bipartisan way to get legislation passed, traveled to every corner of New York State, secured millions in appropriations and built a strong and effective constituent service operation. Senator Clinton serves on the Senate Committees for Environment and Public Works; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and was recently appointed to the Senate Armed Services Committee. She is the first New Yorker to serve on this committee.

During the 107th Congress, Senator Clinton worked to make the extension of Unemployment Insurance a national priority; supported the 2002 Farm Bill that helped New York's $3.4 billion agriculture industry; hosted the first Broadband Conference in Upstate New York to encourage improved broadband access; brought the Dublin, Ireland, Chamber of Commerce to Buffalo; introduced legislation to rebuild our schools; championed a block grant to provide direct funding for our first responders; worked to reinstate the "Pediatric Rule" so that all medicines and vaccines are safe for children; and introduced legislation to strengthen the Upstate economy. In the 108th Congress, national security, homeland security and economic security remain at the top of the Senator's legislative agenda.

To meet the great challenge of helping New York recover from the terrorist attacks, Senator Clinton worked to secure $21.4 billion in funding for clean up and recovery, to provide health tracking for first responders and volunteers who worked at Ground Zero, and grants for small businesses. Rebuilding and securing additional resources remains a priority for Senator Clinton in the 108th Congress.

Senator Clinton is recognized around the world as an advocate for democracy, religious tolerance and human rights, and as a champion for women and girls, emphasizing access to education, economic opportunity, family planning and women's rights to make their own decisions on reproductive health. "

And she's for gun control.