Wall Street’s Hillary Problem: She Is Becoming A Thorn In Their Side

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39. I know many thinks Hillary is following EW but look where she was on issues and the year.

Let's be honest, Hillary was on these issues before 2009 on most issues


On Jobs:

•No salary increase for Congress until minimum wage increased. (Jul 2007)
•Would accept minimum wage as president. (Jul 2007)
•Stand up for unions; organize for fair wages. (Jun 2007)
•Get tough with China and bring jobs back home. (Feb 2007)
•Minimum wage increases haven’t kept up with Congress’ wages. (Dec 2006)
•Passed 2 planks of 7-plank platform, “New Jobs for New York”. (Oct 2006)
•Minimum wage should be tied to congressional salaries. (Jun 2006)
•Pushed for extension of unemployment insurance. (Feb 2004)
•The working poor deserve a living wage. (Oct 1999)
•America can afford to raise the minimum wage. (Sep 1999)
•Recently “we’re in it together” became “you’re on your own”. (Sep 1996)
•Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
•Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
•Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
•Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
•Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
•Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
•Rated 85% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
•Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
•Sponsored bill linking minimum wage to Congress' pay raises. (May 2006)
•Extend unemployment compensation during recession. (Jan 2008)
•Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
•Sponsored bill enforcing against gender pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)


On Corporations:

•Take back $55B in Bush’s industry give-aways. (Apr 2008)
•FactCheck: Pushed Wal-Mart for women managers & environment. (Jan 2008)
•World Bank should impose rules on sovereign wealth funds. (Jan 2008)
•Bush defanged the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Dec 2007)
•FactCheck: Yes, Bush shrunk CPSC; but it shrank before Bush. (Dec 2007)
•Outraged at CEO compensation. (Oct 2007)
•Stop bankruptcies to get rid of pension responsibilities. (Aug 2007)
•Enough with corporate welfare; enough with golden parachutes. (Jun 2007)
•Close lobbyists’ revolving door; end no-bid contracts. (Jun 2007)
•1976 Rose Law: Fought for industry against electric rate cut. (Jun 2007)
•Corporate lawyer at Rose Law while Bill was Attorney General. (Jun 2007)
•Corporate elite treat working-class America as invisible. (Apr 2007)
•Companies get rewarded with hard-working people left hanging. (Mar 2007)
•1980s: Loved Wal-Mart's "Buy America" program. (Jun 2004)
•1970s: Potential conflict of interest when GM sued Arkansas. (Nov 1997)
•Businesses play social role in US; gov’t oversight required. (Sep 1996)
•Family-friendly work policies are good for business. (Sep 1996)
•Angry at unacceptable acquiescence to greed in the 1980s. (Jun 1994)
•Serving on boards provides ties but requires defending too. (Aug 1993)
•Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
•Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
•Rated 35% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)


On campaign reform, except for the information on Citizens United which is recent events she was standing on these issues before 2009:

•Consider Constitutional Amendment against Citizen's United. (Jul 2014)
•Voter suppression revives old demons of discrimination. (Aug 2013)
•Fight obstacles to voting disguised as election fraud claims. (Aug 2013)
•Get D.C. full voting rights, plus more direct federal funds. (Feb 2008)
•Stand for public financing and getting money out of politics. (Jan 2008)
•HILL-PAC is one of politics biggest money-raisers. (Nov 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)
•Same-day voter registration; no oppressive ID requirements. (Jul 2007)
•Verified paper ballot for every electronic voting machines. (Nov 2006)
•Right to vote is precious & needs protection. (Sep 2005)
•HILLPAC raised $31M through 2002. (Feb 2004)
•Soft money ban & independent ad ban for Senate campaign. (Feb 2000)