Hillary Clinton
Democratic Party
Who is Hillary Clinton?
By Scott Angilly
Hillary Clinton is the 2016 presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. She has held multiple important positions. Those positions include the following: First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States of America, Senator for New York elected twice and US Secretary of State. She is the wife of Bill Clinton and the mother of Chelsea Clinton. Secretary Clinton was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois and is now 69 years old. She now resides in New York.
What is the Democratic Party?
The Democratic Party is one of the four political parties to be considered a major party (Republican Party, Democratic Party, Green Party and Libertarian Party). The Democratic party started out as a party that supported farmers and workers in rural areas. It is now sometimes known as the party of dreamers. The party's ideology concerns environment, human rights, women's rights, and is very Liberal-based. They also stand for a number of things and stand for a stronger government.
What will Hillary Clinton do for Our Country?
Hillary Clinton is the 2016 presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. She has held multiple important positions. Those positions include the following: First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States of America, Senator for New York elected twice and US Secretary of State. She is the wife of Bill Clinton and the mother of Chelsea Clinton. Secretary Clinton was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois and is now 69 years old. She now resides in New York.
What is the Democratic Party?
The Democratic Party is one of the four political parties to be considered a major party (Republican Party, Democratic Party, Green Party and Libertarian Party). The Democratic party started out as a party that supported farmers and workers in rural areas. It is now sometimes known as the party of dreamers. The party's ideology concerns environment, human rights, women's rights, and is very Liberal-based. They also stand for a number of things and stand for a stronger government.
What will Hillary Clinton do for Our Country?
- A Fair Tax System: Making sure the wealthy, Wall Street, and corporations pay their fair share in taxes.
- Disability Rights: We must continue to expand opportunities for Americans with disabilities.
- LGBT Rights and Equality: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans deserve to live their lives free from discrimination.
- Racial Justice: America's long struggle with race is far from finished.
- Addiction and Substance Use: Through improved treatment, prevention, and training, we can end this quiet epidemic once and for all.
- Early Childhood and Education: Every child deserves the chance to live up to his or her potential.
- Making College Debt-Free and Taking on Student Debt: Hillary will make debt-free college available to everyone and take on student loan debt.
- Rural Communities: America's rural communities are the backbone of our country.
- An Economy that Works for Everyone: We need to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top.
- Fixing America's Infrastructure: Strong infrastructure is critical to a strong economy.
- Manufacturing: Hillary Clinton´s Plan to strengthen manufacturing so we always ¨Make it in America.¨
- Small Business: We have to level the playing field for America's small businesses.
- An End to Alzheimer's Disease: We can prevent, effectively treat and make an Alzheimer's cure possible by 2025.
- Gun Violence Prevention: We can-and-must-end the epidemic of gun violence:
- Mental Health: We have to address the mental health crisis in America and end the stigma and shame associated with treatment.
- Social Security and Medicare: We must preserve, protect, and strengthen these lifelines.
- Autism: Millions of Americans live with autism - and we've got to do more to support them and their families.
- Healthcare: Universal, quality, affordable healthcare for everyone in America.
- Military and Defense: We should maintain the best-trained, best-equipped and strongest military the world has ever known.
- Technology and Innovation: We can harness the power of technology and innovation to work for all Americans.
- HIV and Aids: We have reached a critical moment in our fight against HIV and Aids.
- Veterans, the Armed Service and Their Families: America must fully commit to supporting veterans.
- Campaign Finance Reform: our democracy should work for everyone , not just the wealthy and well-connected.
- Housing: We need housing policies that connect working families to opportunities.
- National Security: With policies that keep us strong and safe, America will lead the world in the 21st century.
- Voting Rights: We should be making it easier to vote, not harder.
- Immigration Reform: We need comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to full and equal citizenship.
- National Service: Do all the good you can.
- Wall Street Reform: Wall Street must work for Main Street.
- Climate Change: Taking on the threat of climate change and make America the world's clean energy superpower.
- Jobs and Wages: We can make the boldest investment in good-paying jobs since WWII.
- Paid Family and Medical Leave: It's time to guarantee paid family and medical leave in America.
- Women´s Rights and Opportunity: We need to break down barriers that hold back women.
- Combating Terrorism and Keeping the Homeland Safe: It´s not enough to contain ISIS and the threat of terrorism - we have to defeat.
- K-12 Education: Strong public education is the key to preparing our children for the future.
- Poverty: No child should ever have to grow up in poverty.
- Workforce Skills and Training: Every American should be able to learn the skills they need to compete and succeed.
- Criminal Justice Reform: Our criminal justice system is out of balance.
- Labor and Workers´ Right: When unions are strong America is strong.
- Protecting Animals and Wildlife: The way our society treats animals is a reflection of our humanity.