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In reply to the discussion: Why Former Spy Valerie Plame Thinks Hillary Clinton is A lot Like FDR [View all]VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)Voter suppression revives old demons of discrimination. (Aug 2013)
Fight obstacles to voting disguised as election fraud claims. (Aug 2013)
FactCheck: Yes, more legislation & sponsorships than Obama. (Apr 2008)
Get D.C. full voting rights, plus more direct federal funds. (Feb 2008)
It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush. (Jan 2008)
Stand for public financing and getting money out of politics. (Jan 2008)
Transparent government includes federal agency blogs. (Jan 2008)
Never abuse the purpose of signing statements. (Dec 2007)
Change system from the inside, not from the outside. (Nov 2007)
HILL-PAC is one of politics biggest money-raisers. (Nov 2007)
McCain criticized 26 pork-barrel defense projects by Hillary. (Oct 2007)
Public financing would fix campaign donor problems. (Sep 2007)
Presidents should reveal donations to their foundations. (Sep 2007)
Move to public election financing, not banning lobbyists. (Aug 2007)
End no-bid contracts, end revolving door in government. (Aug 2007)
1978: chaired Legal Services Corp. while at Rose Law Firm. (Jul 2007)
Same-day voter registration; no oppressive ID requirements. (Jul 2007)
Create a public service academy, like military academy. (Jun 2007)
1970s: Worked on 18-year-old voting Amendment. (Jun 2007)
Cut govt contractors and end privatization of government. (Feb 2007)
Verified paper ballot for every electronic voting machines. (Nov 2006)
$5M in New York state pork barrel bills thru 2004. (Oct 2006)
Right to vote is precious & needs protection. (Sep 2005)
HILLPAC raised $31M through 2002. (Feb 2004)
Only explicit felonies should trigger impeachment. (Feb 2004)
Triangulation replaces partisanship with a dynamic center. (Nov 2003)
Defined appropriate high crimes for impeaching Nixon in 1973. (Nov 2003)
Visited many non-governmental programs on India trip. (Feb 2003)
Whitewater investigation ends; Hillary questions $52M spent. (Sep 2000)
Soft money ban & independent ad ban for Senate campaign. (Feb 2000)
New Democrat: Government is not the solution to all problems. (Feb 2000)
Give big states a big slice of federal pie. (Aug 1999)
We need strong and efficient governments. (Jun 1999)
Government should help people, not support bureaucracy. (Feb 1997)
1973: Researched Nixon's White House tapes. (Aug 1993)
Voting Record
Count Every Vote Act: end voting discrimination by race. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
Voted NO on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
Voluntary public financing for all general elections. (Aug 2000)
Criminalize false or deceptive info about elections. (Nov 2005)
Reject photo ID requirements for voting. (Sep 2005)
Post earmarks on the Internet before voting on them. (Jan 2006)
Establish the United States Public Service Academy. (Mar 2007)
Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections. (Mar 2007)
Prohibit 'voter caging' which intimidates minority voting. (Nov 2007)