Tag: Senate

Clinton Visits Democrats on Capitol Hill

usa-government-senate-clinton-visitsHillary Rodham Clinton returned to Washington, DC and visited Democrats on Capitol Hill. As a former Senator from New York, Clinton was greeted by Representatives, Senators, and visitors to the Capitol. The purpose of her trip was to meet with a number of groups including: House Democrats, Senate Democrats, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. All the meetings were behind closed doors.

On Friday, Clinton makes her fourth trip to Iowa. Until then, follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for all the latest updates.

News Source: The New York Daily News

Clinton Pens Op-Ed in El Mundo

Clinton hold a roundtable discussion in Las Vegas on May 5, 2015
Clinton holds a roundtable discussion in Las Vegas on May 5, 2015

On Friday, an op-ed by Hillary Rodham Clinton was published in the Las Vegas based Spanish-language newspaper El Mundo. In the op-ed, Clinton recalls her recent trip to Las Vegas where she met with young immigrants during a roundtable event. She promised to fight for immigration reform if elected president and referenced her voting record on immigration as a Senator. She reassured the Hispanic community that they can count on her to fight for the preservation of their families.

She wrote, “As a mother, grandmother, and American, I don’t know how a person can meet these young people that have contributed so much to their communities and represent so much potential for the future, and think of threatening them and their families with deportation. And still that is precisely what almost every Republican candidate would do.”

You can read the full op-ed by CLICKING HERE.

News Source: El Mundo, Politico

Photo Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hillary Clinton Gets Political on Twitter

Hillary Rodham Clinton took to Twitter today to voice her concerns about the Republican budget introduced in the House of Representatives which cut funds for the Affordable Care Act and Pell Grants. Yesterday, she blasted Senate Republicans for failing to pass the Human Trafficking bill and holding up the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. The Tweets came a week after she publicly criticized 47 Republican lawmakers for sending a letter to Iran in attempts to block any possible nuclear deal between Iran and the United States.

As she is expected to announce her 2016 presidential in a few weeks, Clinton is becoming more and more political in her statements and on Twitter. Her Tweets from yesterday and today are below:

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted an award from the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Her acceptance speech touched on the recent police killings, but the focus of her speech was on the Senate’s torture report and the CIA. She denounced the use of torture saying, “Today we can say again in a loud and clear voice, the United States should never condone or practice torture anywhere in the world.”

Video Source: YouTube

New Source: ABC News

Campaign for Senate Candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes (KY)

Saturday, November 1, 2014

On Saturday, Clinton made a second campaign stop supporting Kentucky Senate Candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. In a tight race against Senator Mitch McConnell, Grimes was hoping to pull off an upset to unseat the current Minority Leader. Clinton, again, attached McConnell’s record and his partisan rhetoric. She said, “”I love the idea of putting this Kentucky filly in the winner’s circle in Kentucky. This is not just a contest between a permanent Washington fixture and a fresh face. It is a contest between old thinking and new thinking. We cannot, in our country, continue to reward the dividers. We need to reward the uniters — the people who care about everybody.”

Video Source: YouTube

News Source: WLWT

Campaign for Senate Candidate Michelle Nunn (GA)

Friday, October 31, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton made a stop at the headquarters of Georgia Senate Candidate Michelle Nunn.

Video Source: YouTube

Campaign for Senate Candidate Bruce Braley (IA)

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared at a rally supporting Iowa Senate Candidate Bruce Braley. Clinton voiced her support of Braley and denounced his opponent, Joni Ernst, for refusing interviews in her home state. Clinton said, “It truly seems like it should be disqualifying in Iowa, of all states, to avoid answering questions.”

Note: In the video above, Clinton begins to speak at about the 16:30 mark.

Video Source: YouTube

News Source: MSNBC

Campaign for Mark Schauer and Gary Peters (MI)

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Screen Shot 2014-11-09 at 11.20.33 AMHillary Rodham Clinton took part in a campaign event for Michigan Gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer and Senate Candidate Gary Peters. Clinton’s speech focused on family values and the importance of jobs and education. She said, “Too many people in Michigan are still looking for work,” Clinton said. “It is time to elect leaders who know how to create jobs and deliver results.”

Video from the event is currently unavailable and will be posted when/if available.

News Source: WILX

Campaign for Alison Lundergan Grimes (KY)

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared at a campaign event for Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky. Grimes is hoping to unseat Senator Mitch McConnell, someone Clinton blamed for much of the partisan politics in Congress. Clintons’ comments were the strongest politically so far in the campaigns. She said, “Do you want politics in Washington, in the Congress, to look the same for the next six years? Because more than any other race in the country, this election in Kentucky is a referendum on the future,” she said. “It is a chance to say no to the guardians of gridlock and yes to government that actually delivers results for working people.”

Video Source: YouTube

News Source: CBS News

National Clean Energy Summit

Thursday, September 4, 2014

WireAP_e15e2f83f3944b139869b5ff7b857a0f_16x9_992Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. The event was hosted by U.S. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid. Clinton said that the United States should become the world leader in clean energy. She continued to say that climate change is a real threat, but it isn’t too late for the United States to take the lead in creating clean energy. Clinton said, “”If we come together to make the hard choices, the smart investment in infrastructure, technology and environmental protection, America can be the clean energy superpower for the 21st century.”

A video from the event is not currently available, but one will be posted when/if available.

News and Photo Source: ABC News