Hillary Clinton

September 29, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called for renewed bipartisan action to halt the economic crisis in the wake of the House of Representatives’ failure to pass the compromise plan. Senator Clinton made a brief statement after returning to New York this evening and underscored the danger of inaction in the face of the mounting crisis.

“This is not a time when doing nothing will see us through. We have to take action,” Senator Clinton said. “This is a very tough time for our country, and not only for our economy, our financial credit markets, but indeed for the world.”    » read more »

Denver, Colorado -- 27 August 2008 -- Senator Hillary Clinton has urged millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to back presidential candidate Barack Obama. In a speech at the Democratic National Convention, Clinton called for party unity and said her one-time rival must be elected president.

Hillary Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention: Photo by Barack Obama campaign (CC)

Clinton received an enthusiastic standing ovation at the convention, where not long ago it was widely expected that she would be anointed as the Democratic Party's choice for president.    » read more »

August 14, 2008 -- Since June, Senators Obama and Clinton have been working together to ensure a Democratic victory this November. They are both committed to winning back the White House and to to ensuring that the voices of all 35 million people who participated in this historic primary election are respected and heard in Denver. To honor and celebrate these voices and votes, both Senator Obama's and Senator Clinton's names will be placed in nomination.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton rally: Photo by ellentk (CC)    » read more »

Disaster Designation Comes Amid Efforts By Clinton To Push USDA And Senate Leadership To Take Action And Provide Relief For New York's Farmers

August 13, 2008 -- Washington, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to declare a federal disaster area in response to the damage caused in New York’s Southern Tier by high winds and hail.    » read more »

Urges USDA to Respect Subsidies for Small Farms

August 12, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in calling on the Bush Administration to implement the 2008 Farm Bill according to the law’s intent and abandon an interpretation that would disadvantage small farms across New York and around the country.    » read more »

Contractors Allegedly Violated Small-Business Laws

August 12, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC—Following release of a Congressional Budget Office report today showing the massive expenditures and an over-reliance on private contractors in Iraq under the Bush Administration and the revelation of a report by the Small Business Administration Inspector General showing Blackwater was awarded millions of dollars in federal contracts designated for small businesses, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called on Congress to act on her legislation to reform the contracting system and put in place needed accountability measures and urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into the impact of Blackwater’s violation.    » read more »

August 5, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued the following statement on the fifteenth anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act taking effect.

“For fifteen years, the Family and Medical Leave Act has helped millions of Americans balance the demands of work and family. It has given loved ones the ability to care for a sick child, an aging parent or an ailing spouse when they needed it most.    » read more »