The Next President of The United States Hillary Clinton, in any effort to do the most good she can for the most people she can has:
- Worked on behalf of children with disabilities, went undercover to expose systemic racism in Alabama’s education system as a young lawyer at the Children’s Defense Fund.
- Fought to end the incarceration of minors in adult prisons within South Carolina as a young lawyer at the Children’s Defense Fund.
- Became the first woman partner at the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Co-Founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.
- As first lady, she traveled to Beijing as first lady of the United States to make the groundbreaking declaration that “Women’s rights are Human Rights.”
- She took on special interests including Big Pharma to help create the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which covers 8 million kids today.
- Worked to expand community service and equal access since her first year as First lady
- Fought to make sure 9/11 first and second respondents got the health care they needed when she was senator from New York.
- Secured $20 billion to help rebuild NYC after 9/11 attacks.
- Worked across the aisle to expand access to health care for members of the National Guard and reservists.
- Helped expand the Family Medical Leave Act, allowing families of those wounded in combat to care for their loved ones.
- Was a driving force behind raising the minimum wage in New York and nationally, co-sponsoring or introducing bills to do it eight different times as Senator.
- Fought to expand Head Start programs as Senator.
- Worked to expand access to student loans and Pell Grants, so more students could go to college, regardless of their background or circumstances.
- Worked hard and championed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, making AmeriCorps a permanent government structure and ensuring more Americans can do the most good they can for all they can.
- Co-Sponsored 74 bills in the Senate.
- She was 1 of 54 co-sponsors for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
- Worked in the Senate to protect families from environmental health hazards that disproportionately affect low-income communities of color.
- Worked against systemic racism contributed to by disproportion in access.
- As Senator, Hillary was instrumental in the development of the Eagle Academy in Harlem.
- The first woman in history to win a state presidential contest. Hillary went on to receive 18 million votes in the 2008 presidential election.
- As Secretary of State, our nation’s chief diplomat she worked to restore our reputation around the globe, visiting 112 countries, more than any previous Secretary of State.
- She helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
- Built a global coalition to negotiate the toughest sanctions ever enacted against Iran, laying the groundwork for the Iran nuclear deal.
- As Secretary of State, she helped the U.S. extend antiretroviral therapy—which helps HIV/AIDS patients’ live longer, healthier lives—to 78 countries.
- Fought for the rights of women around the world, including leading the fight for a U.N. Security Council resolution to combat sexual violence against women and children.
- Lobbied for the first-ever U.N. Human Rights Council resolution on human rights and declared “Gay Rights are Human Rights.” Expanding on the mission of equality her career has been based upon.
- Expanded benefits for LGBT employees at the State Department, including partner benefits, health care, and more.
- Made LGBT Rights a fundamental piece of the State Departments Human Rights Initiatives.
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