Hillary Clinton's Senate Accomplishments

[anselmo1]

Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005 10:29 p.m. EDT
Dick Morris: Hillary's 'Paltry' Senate Record


New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has been a great Senator for New York - at least according to her fans in the media, who regularly note how hard she works while insisting she's done much for adopted home state.

Baloney, says Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. In their new book "Condi vs Hillary," they blow the lid off Hillary's pathetic Senate performance - a list of accomplishments that are so meager her supporters ought to be embarrassed.

Morris and McGann note: "Hillary has had a total of twenty bills passed since she entered the Senate. Of those, fifteen have been purely symbolic in nature."

Lest they be dismissed as Hillary-haters who don't want to give the former first lady the credit she deserves, "Condi vs Hillary" itemizes Mrs. Clinton's legislative "achievements" (such as they are).

In five years as the most influential Democrat in the Senate, Hillary has managed to get the following laws and resolutions enacted:

• Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site

• Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month

• Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor

• Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall

• Name courthouse after James L. Watson

• Name post office after John A. O'Shea

• Designate August 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day

• Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day

• Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death

• Congratulate the Syracuse University Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.

• Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship

• Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program

• Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda

• Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death

• Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.

Only five of Clinton's bills are, according to Morris, "substantive":

• Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11

• Pay for city projects in response to 9/11

• Assist landmine victims in other countries

• Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care

• Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the Wilderness Preservation System

Concludes Morris and McGann: "In the face of Hillary Clinton's reputation as an effective U.S. senator, this record of paltry accomplishment is sobering. As much as Alexander Hamilton, Harriet Tubman, and the American Revolution deserve our recognition, one thinks the voters of New York may have expected more of their junior senator."

Not to mention their soon-to-be presidential candidate.

[ReformWNY]

Shameful.

[ERIEMAN]

Originally posted by ReformWNY
Shameful.

If it's true, yeah, that is shameful...But like i said in another thread, people should stop concentrating on picking on Hillary's record. EVERYBODY'S record is downright shameful. I used to really like Hillary, until i realized that she's no different from everyone else.

[ReformWNY]

I didn't see anything good from anyone else's record either.... so I'm not attacking anyone. They are hitting Byron Brown's record hard like this as well -they did it to Kerry as well.
Just hope there's more to it than this.

[WestSideJohn]

I'm very disappointed that neither of our Senators voted yes for the Coburn amendment. The fact that this amendment only received 15 yes votes in the Senate is disgusting.

[atotaltotalfan2001]

Originally posted by ERIEMAN
If it's true, yeah, that is shameful...But like i said in another thread, people should stop concentrating on picking on Hillary's record. EVERYBODY'S record is downright shameful. I used to really like Hillary, until i realized that she's no different from everyone else.

I'll always appreciate that she tried to put together a universal health care plan for this country. She was viciously attacked for it -- and, wouldn't you know it, all these years later more people than ever are without health care plans.

[Mr. Lackawanna]

I'll always appreciate that she tried to put together a universal health care plan for this country. She was viciously attacked for it -- and, wouldn't you know it, all these years later more people than ever are without health care plans.

If I remember correctly no one elected her to office at the time she had her "Secret Health Plan." The anti-health lobby and the secrecy of her health plan caused her health plan to fail.

How is the Canadian Health Care Plan working? Need I say more.

[Northshore]

If I remember correctly no one elected her to office at the time she had her "Secret Health Plan." The anti-health lobby and the secrecy of her health plan caused her health plan to fail.

How is the Canadian Health Care Plan working? Need I say more.

Not too bad, but not too good. But is sure as hell is better than nothing, and I would wager it is better than Medicaid.

[WestSideJohn]

Not too bad, but not too good. But it sure as hell is better than nothing, and I would wager it is better than Medicaid.

Isn't it cheaper than Medicaid as well?

[atotaltotalfan2001]

If I remember correctly no one elected her to office at the time she had her "Secret Health Plan." The anti-health lobby and the secrecy of her health plan caused her health plan to fail.

How is the Canadian Health Care Plan working? Need I say more.

Hmmmm. So, because she was not elected, that was a perfectly good reason to reject the universal health care plan she and her vast group of experts came up with?

Funny. All these years later, the number of people without health care are more numerous than Hillary probably every dreamed could be possible -- and yet she is still villified for trying to help.

The Candanian Health Care system has its problems, but not among them are people with life threatening illnesses who can't find an emergency room that will take them or a hospital that will keep them until they are stabilized.

Want elective surgery? You'll just have to wait for that nose job a while in Canada. Otherwise, your routine medical care is there for you.

[biker]

Hmmmm. So, because she was not elected, that was a perfectly good reason to reject the universal health care plan she and her vast group of experts came up with?.

Her vast group of secret "experts". A cabal that tried to keep itself hidden from public view.

Kind of like Volker and Tokascz holding secret budget meetings with the Democrats in the Erie County Legislature in the Winter of 2005.

Strange how the Dems instinctively resort to secretive, Stalinist tactics as soon as they grasp the reins of power. Becoming hostile to open and democratic processes.

BTW-It was that bastion of truth and liberty, The Wall Street Journal, which finally published the full list of the names of Ms. Rodham-Clinton's secretive co-conspirators.

[atotaltotalfan2001]

Her vast group of secret "experts". A cabal that tried to keep itself hidden from public view.

Kind of like Volker and Tokascz holding secret budget meetings with the Democrats in the Erie County Legislature in the Winter of 2005.

Strange how the Dems instinctively resort to secretive, Stalinist tactics as soon as they grasp the reins of power. Becoming hostile to open and democratic processes.

BTW-It was that bastion of truth and liberty, The Wall Street Journal, which finally published the full list of the names of Ms. Rodham-Clinton's secretive co-conspirators.

Ewwww....I hate to say this, but I agree with you about the way Hillary et al when about it.

But it cracks me up that you would think the Dems can even resort to being secretive about such things. Jeeze, that requires way too much of the Dems, who are a fractious lot. ONLY the GOP knows how to keep real secrets, which is what makes that political party so scary and such a danger to our country. In my opinion, of course, dear .

[Linda_D]

Her vast group of secret "experts". A cabal that tried to keep itself hidden from public view.

Kind of like Volker and Tokascz holding secret budget meetings with the Democrats in the Erie County Legislature in the Winter of 2005.

Strange how the Dems instinctively resort to secretive, Stalinist tactics as soon as they grasp the reins of power. Becoming hostile to open and democratic processes.

BTW-It was that bastion of truth and liberty, The Wall Street Journal, which finally published the full list of the names of Ms. Rodham-Clinton's secretive co-conspirators.

Hmmm ... just what "Stalinist tactics" are the Democrats resorting to, biker? Please define -- or are they so "secretive" you don't know what they are but since some Right Wingnut makes says they're resorting to them, it must be so?

It also seems to me a certain GOP POTUS and his cronies -- oops, I mean, appointees -- advocate the use of torture, the suspension of habeas corpus, and warrantless wire taps, which are far more "Stalinist" than anything the Dems propose.

BTW, how about a link -- or is that too secret?

[mikewrona]

If I remember correctly no one elected her to office at the time she had her "Secret Health Plan." The anti-health lobby and the secrecy of her health plan caused her health plan to fail.

How is the Canadian Health Care Plan working? Need I say more.

Actually American Business Executives like Canadian Health Care and are will to pay for it. It's a reason why U.S. companies have no problem relocating to Canada.

U.S. Business Execs: Like National Health IN Canada
By Phil Dowd, VP and Director, Royal Lepage Commercial

Still not convinced that Canada is one of the best places to do business? Ask the president of a U.S. subsidiary operating in Canada.

What do Rod Dobson of ADP Canada, Wendy Bocti of Mellon Bank of Canada, and Gary McMillan of AIG Canada have in common? They are all presidents of Canadian subsidiaries of U.S. companies and participants in Project Eagle, a unique private-sector initiative helping promote U.S. investment in Canada. They all view Canada as a hospitable environment in which to do business — not only to serve the Canadian market, but also as a base for global operations. And through Project Eagle, they are helping to spread the word about Canada's competitive advantages: from low business and R&D costs and availability of first-class knowledge workers to easy access to North American and global markets...

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Canada's Advantages
In this highly competitive business environment, Canada is a strong contender. Canada was ranked by The Economist as the number-one country in which to do business in the next five years (see article on page 43). In addition, according to a recent study by A.T. Kearney on selecting a country for offshore business processing, Canada ranked second in the world — even compared to low-cost countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America — because of its superior employee-retention rates, markedly superior infrastructure, low economic and political risk, business processing experience, and proximity to the United States. Accordingly, numerous global companies have selected Canada as an offshore location, including BP Amoco, Allmerica, Siemens, and HP Compaq.
In fact, HP Compaq is reported by Kearney to have realized up to 15 percent cost savings by locating five call centers in Canada. A factor in Compaq's decision was the highly specialized work force management technology of Canadian call centers, used by less than 12 percent of the call centers in the United States, which can automate scheduling and help drive sales.
Other benefits Canada offers include a culturally diverse population with the education and linguistic skills U.S. companies need to service global markets, high standards of business integrity and corporate conduct, and similar business and legal cultures — and all this in America's backyard. A Canadian location can meets the needs of U.S. corporations, without some of the drawbacks of more distant locations, such as political and economic instability, cultural and linguistic differences, and unreliable infrastructure. Putting it all together means, as it was succinctly put by a senior executive at Cendant Corp., "Canada is the sweet spot."

...Business leaders participating in the roundtable concluded that integration will continue, but also recognized that some differences will remain. It is illuminating that two major differences — Canada's public healthcare system and the smaller scale of Canada's economy — were perceived by many as advantages. Public stewardship of health in Canada results in significant cost savings for U.S. companies operating in Canada, whereas Canada's smaller scale can provide a broader range of experiences to business managers, which explains why many U.S. companies use Canada as a proving ground for senior executives.


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[Timmy]

Ive read the same thing in many different venues & I concur