Hillary Clinton

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Who is Hillary Clinton?

Former First Lady, U.S Senator, and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, publicly announced her intent to run for the 2016 Presidential Candidacy in a Youtube video on April 12th, 2016.

Hillary Biography

Hillary Clinton was born on October 26th, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated with honors from Yale University Law, and wound up marrying her fellow law school graduate, Bill Clinton, in 1975.

Hillary served as first lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 while her husband was president. Following Bill's presidency, Hillary went on to serve in the U.S Senate from 2001 to 2009.

In early 2007, Hillary announced her intent to run for the Democratic nomination. However, during the 2008 Democratic primaries, she conceded to Barak Obama once he had pulled away in the delegate count. Once Obama was elected as president, he appointed Hillary as Secretary as State. She held this position until 2013.

Hillary came under extreme scrutiny for her actions as Secretary of State within the Benghazi incident that took place on September 11th, 2011. She testified on January 23, 2013, and continues to defend her actions by saying, "As I have said many times since September 11, I take responsibility, and nobody is more committed to getting this right... I am determined to leave the State Department and our country safer, stronger and more secure."

According to Biography.com, "As a young woman, Hillary was active in young Republican groups and campaigned for Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater in 1964. She was inspired to work in some form of public service after hearing a speech in Chicago by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., and became a Democrat in 1968."

She is considered the Democratic front-runner and, if successful, would be the first woman to earn the nomination for a major party's presidential bid. If she were elected, she would become the first woman to be president of the United States in history.

Hillary & The Issues

Education: Hillary aims to make public college debt-free, and has proposed a "New College Compact" that would make community college free. She has also proposed plans for universal preschool access for all four-year-olds. However, in her 2008 campaign, Hillary publicly denounced George W. Bush's trademark education program, "No Child Left Behind". She called the program an unfunded mandate, and pledged to end it if she were elected president.

Foreign Policy: Hillary supports the current nuclear deal and Iran framework. She proposes to continue diplomacy efforts and would limit sanctions. In regards to the Islamic State, Hillary believes the U.S. should use air support to fight the Islamic State, but that American and other Western troops should not be deploying ground troops. Additionally, During an 2014 interview with The Atlantic, Clinton said the failure to help Syrian rebels directly led to the rise of the Islamic State.

Gun Control: Hillary wants to ban several types of assault weapons, repeal protections for gun makers, create a comprehensive background check system, and close so-called loopholes. Additionally, Hillary has co-sponsored and would push for a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban.

Immigration and Refugees: Hillary is a strong advocate of comprehensive immigration reform, which includes implementing a path for undocumented residents to obtain legal status. She also proposes to close all private immigration detention facilities, to allow undocumented immigrants to buy into Obamacare, and to encourage states to offer in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.

Obamacare: Hillary, who is the former health care task force leader, proposes a $250 monthly cap on out-of-pocket drug costs and a tax credit for families with large out-of-pocket medical costs. Furthermore, she wants to give government the power to set insurance rates to reduce and eliminate excessive health insurance hikes. Hillary supports the idea of universal healthcare, but thinks it is politically unfeasible and even detrimental to attempt to create one now.

Taxes: Hillary has proposed a series of targeted tax cuts for the middle class. These include: $1,200 for those caring for sick or infirmed family, $2,500 credit for high out-of-pocket medical costs, $2,500 credit for higher education, $1,500 for businesses hiring apprentices and a credit for businesses which hire felons. Additionally, she wants to close tax loopholes for industries that move overseas, Wall Street, and the wealthy, and significantly increase taxes on short-term capital gains, or proceeds from investments.

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