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George Pataki

2015-09-29T21:31:17Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Donors */

== Top Donors ==

[http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/17/nyregion/big-pataki-donors-include-real-estate-developers.html Here is a list] of his top political donors as reported by the ''New York Times'', during his campaign for re-election of Governor of New York.

1. Westfield America- $100,000

2. Vornado Realty Trust- $61,400

3. Edward J. Minskoff- $55,000

4. Joseph Spitzer- $27,500

5. Richard H. Maidman- $27,500

6. Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Berman-$24,150

7. Clough, Harbour & Associates- $6,000

8. Marie K. Barnevik- $5,000

9. Max W. Berger- $5,000

10. Daniel L. Berger- $2,500

== Ratings from Interest Groups ==
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George Pataki

2015-09-29T21:29:53Z

50.153.184.126: /* Ratings from Interest Groups */

== Top Donors ==

George Pataki is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Nomination for President. He previously served as the Governor of New York. Here is a list of his top political donors as reported by the New York Times, during his campaign for re-election of Governor of New York. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/17/nyregion/big-pataki-donors-include-real-estate-developers.html]]

1. Westfield America- $100,000

2. Vornado Realty Trust- $61,400

3. Edward J. Minskoff- $55,000

4. Joseph Spitzer- $27,500

5. Richard H. Maidman- $27,500

6. Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Berman-$24,150

7. Clough, Harbour & Associates- $6,000

8. Marie K. Barnevik- $5,000

9. Max W. Berger- $5,000

10. Daniel L. Berger- $2,500

== Ratings from Interest Groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/22442/george-pataki#.VbukGjBViko Click here to see ratings.]

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Mike Huckabee

2015-09-29T21:27:34Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Donors */

== On Climate Change ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee has used] the global cooling myth of the 1970s to rationalize that the science is not settled on climate change. He cites studies from a minority of scientists who said the earth was entering into a cooling period in the 1970s as evidence, despite the fact that most scientists believed the earth was entering a warming period.

"I know that when I was in college I was being taught that if we didn't act very quickly, that we were going to be entering a global freezing," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html he told "Meet The Press" in 2015]. "Go back and look at the covers of Time and Newsweek from the early '70s. And we were told that if we didn't do something by 1980, we'd be popsicles. Now we're told that we're all burning up. Science is not as settled on that as it is on some things.”

"A beheading is a far greater threat to an American than a sunburn," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html 2013]

"It does prove that even some of the smartest people on Earth might not know just how much they still don’t know.” [http://www.nationaljournal.com/twenty-sixteen/the-guide-to-republicans-and-climate-change-20150208 2013]

However, these quotes are in sharp contrast with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee's comments in 2007,] the last time he ran for president, when he said ""One thing that all of us have a responsibility to do is recognize that climate change is here, it's real," he said then. "That what we have to do is quit pointing fingers as to who's at fault and recognize that it's all our fault and it's all our responsibility to fix it."

== Top Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00007539 Here is a list] of his top donors during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination.

1. Stephens Group-$50,950

2. Panduit Corp -$28,200

3. Wal-Mart Stores-$26,629

4. AmerCable Inc-$23,000

5. Kenneth Copeland Ministries-$20,825

6. US Navy-$19,656

7. US Army-$19,489

8. US Air Force-$16,806

9. Mariner Wealth Advisors-$16,100

10.State of Arkansas -$15,200

== Ratings from Interest Groups==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1657/mike-huckabee#.VbujjTBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Huckabee

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Mike Huckabee

2015-09-29T21:27:00Z

50.153.184.126: /* Ratings from Interest Groups */

== On Climate Change ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee has used] the global cooling myth of the 1970s to rationalize that the science is not settled on climate change. He cites studies from a minority of scientists who said the earth was entering into a cooling period in the 1970s as evidence, despite the fact that most scientists believed the earth was entering a warming period.

"I know that when I was in college I was being taught that if we didn't act very quickly, that we were going to be entering a global freezing," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html he told "Meet The Press" in 2015]. "Go back and look at the covers of Time and Newsweek from the early '70s. And we were told that if we didn't do something by 1980, we'd be popsicles. Now we're told that we're all burning up. Science is not as settled on that as it is on some things.”

"A beheading is a far greater threat to an American than a sunburn," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html 2013]

"It does prove that even some of the smartest people on Earth might not know just how much they still don’t know.” [http://www.nationaljournal.com/twenty-sixteen/the-guide-to-republicans-and-climate-change-20150208 2013]

However, these quotes are in sharp contrast with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee's comments in 2007,] the last time he ran for president, when he said ""One thing that all of us have a responsibility to do is recognize that climate change is here, it's real," he said then. "That what we have to do is quit pointing fingers as to who's at fault and recognize that it's all our fault and it's all our responsibility to fix it."

== Top Donors ==
Mike Huckabee is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He previously served as the Governor of Arkansas. [http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00007539 Here is a list] of his top donors during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination.

1. Stephens Group-$50,950

2. Panduit Corp -$28,200

3. Wal-Mart Stores-$26,629

4. AmerCable Inc-$23,000

5. Kenneth Copeland Ministries-$20,825

6. US Navy-$19,656

7. US Army-$19,489

8. US Air Force-$16,806

9. Mariner Wealth Advisors-$16,100

10.State of Arkansas -$15,200

== Ratings from Interest Groups==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1657/mike-huckabee#.VbujjTBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

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Mike Huckabee

2015-09-29T21:26:13Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Donors */

== On Climate Change ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee has used] the global cooling myth of the 1970s to rationalize that the science is not settled on climate change. He cites studies from a minority of scientists who said the earth was entering into a cooling period in the 1970s as evidence, despite the fact that most scientists believed the earth was entering a warming period.

"I know that when I was in college I was being taught that if we didn't act very quickly, that we were going to be entering a global freezing," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html he told "Meet The Press" in 2015]. "Go back and look at the covers of Time and Newsweek from the early '70s. And we were told that if we didn't do something by 1980, we'd be popsicles. Now we're told that we're all burning up. Science is not as settled on that as it is on some things.”

"A beheading is a far greater threat to an American than a sunburn," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html 2013]

"It does prove that even some of the smartest people on Earth might not know just how much they still don’t know.” [http://www.nationaljournal.com/twenty-sixteen/the-guide-to-republicans-and-climate-change-20150208 2013]

However, these quotes are in sharp contrast with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee's comments in 2007,] the last time he ran for president, when he said ""One thing that all of us have a responsibility to do is recognize that climate change is here, it's real," he said then. "That what we have to do is quit pointing fingers as to who's at fault and recognize that it's all our fault and it's all our responsibility to fix it."

== Top Donors ==
Mike Huckabee is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He previously served as the Governor of Arkansas. [http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00007539 Here is a list] of his top donors during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination.

1. Stephens Group-$50,950

2. Panduit Corp -$28,200

3. Wal-Mart Stores-$26,629

4. AmerCable Inc-$23,000

5. Kenneth Copeland Ministries-$20,825

6. US Navy-$19,656

7. US Army-$19,489

8. US Air Force-$16,806

9. Mariner Wealth Advisors-$16,100

10.State of Arkansas -$15,200

== Ratings from Interest Groups==
Click here for ratings from interest groups [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1657/mike-huckabee#.VbujjTBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

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Mike Huckabee

2015-09-29T21:22:36Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== On Climate Change ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee has used] the global cooling myth of the 1970s to rationalize that the science is not settled on climate change. He cites studies from a minority of scientists who said the earth was entering into a cooling period in the 1970s as evidence, despite the fact that most scientists believed the earth was entering a warming period.

"I know that when I was in college I was being taught that if we didn't act very quickly, that we were going to be entering a global freezing," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html he told "Meet The Press" in 2015]. "Go back and look at the covers of Time and Newsweek from the early '70s. And we were told that if we didn't do something by 1980, we'd be popsicles. Now we're told that we're all burning up. Science is not as settled on that as it is on some things.”

"A beheading is a far greater threat to an American than a sunburn," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html 2013]

"It does prove that even some of the smartest people on Earth might not know just how much they still don’t know.” [http://www.nationaljournal.com/twenty-sixteen/the-guide-to-republicans-and-climate-change-20150208 2013]

However, these quotes are in sharp contrast with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee's comments in 2007,] the last time he ran for president, when he said ""One thing that all of us have a responsibility to do is recognize that climate change is here, it's real," he said then. "That what we have to do is quit pointing fingers as to who's at fault and recognize that it's all our fault and it's all our responsibility to fix it."

== Top Donors ==
Mike Huckabee is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He previously served as the Governor of Arkansas. Here is a list of his top donors during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. [[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00007539]]

1. Stephens Group-$50,950

2. Panduit Corp -$28,200

3. Wal-Mart Stores-$26,629

4. AmerCable Inc-$23,000

5. Kenneth Copeland Ministries-$20,825

6. US Navy-$19,656

7. US Army-$19,489

8. US Air Force-$16,806

9. Mariner Wealth Advisors-$16,100

10.State of Arkansas -$15,200

== Ratings from Interest Groups==
Click here for ratings from interest groups [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1657/mike-huckabee#.VbujjTBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

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Mike Huckabee

2015-09-29T21:20:42Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== On Climate Change ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee has used] the global cooling myth of the 1970s to rationalize that the science is not settled on climate change. He cites studies from a minority of scientists who said the earth was entering into a cooling period in the 1970s as evidence, despite the fact that most scientists believed the earth was entering a warming period.

"I know that when I was in college I was being taught that if we didn't act very quickly, that we were going to be entering a global freezing," [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html he told "Meet The Press" in 2015]. "Go back and look at the covers of Time and Newsweek from the early '70s. And we were told that if we didn't do something by 1980, we'd be popsicles. Now we're told that we're all burning up. Science is not as settled on that as it is on some things.”

"A beheading is a far greater threat to an American than a sunburn," 2013 [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html]]

"It does prove that even some of the smartest people on Earth might not know just how much they still don’t know.” 2013 about climate change. [[http://www.nationaljournal.com/twenty-sixteen/the-guide-to-republicans-and-climate-change-20150208]]

However, these quotes are in sharp contrast with Huckabee's comments in 2007 last time he ran for president when he said ""One thing that all of us have a responsibility to do is recognize that climate change is here, it's real," he said then. "That what we have to do is quit pointing fingers as to who's at fault and recognize that it's all our fault and it's all our responsibility to fix it."[[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html]]

== Top Donors ==
Mike Huckabee is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He previously served as the Governor of Arkansas. Here is a list of his top donors during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. [[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00007539]]

1. Stephens Group-$50,950

2. Panduit Corp -$28,200

3. Wal-Mart Stores-$26,629

4. AmerCable Inc-$23,000

5. Kenneth Copeland Ministries-$20,825

6. US Navy-$19,656

7. US Army-$19,489

8. US Air Force-$16,806

9. Mariner Wealth Advisors-$16,100

10.State of Arkansas -$15,200

== Ratings from Interest Groups==
Click here for ratings from interest groups [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1657/mike-huckabee#.VbujjTBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

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Mike Huckabee

2015-09-29T21:19:55Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== On Climate Change ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html Huckabee has used] the global cooling myth of the 1970s to rationalize that the science is not settled on climate change. He cites studies from a minority of scientists who said the earth was entering into a cooling period in the 1970s as evidence, despite the fact that most scientists believed the earth was entering a warming period.

"I know that when I was in college I was being taught that if we didn't act very quickly, that we were going to be entering a global freezing," he told "Meet The Press." "Go back and look at the covers of Time and Newsweek from the early '70s. And we were told that if we didn't do something by 1980, we'd be popsicles. Now we're told that we're all burning up. Science is not as settled on that as it is on some things.” 2015 [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html]]

"A beheading is a far greater threat to an American than a sunburn," 2013 [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html]]

"It does prove that even some of the smartest people on Earth might not know just how much they still don’t know.” 2013 about climate change. [[http://www.nationaljournal.com/twenty-sixteen/the-guide-to-republicans-and-climate-change-20150208]]

However, these quotes are in sharp contrast with Huckabee's comments in 2007 last time he ran for president when he said ""One thing that all of us have a responsibility to do is recognize that climate change is here, it's real," he said then. "That what we have to do is quit pointing fingers as to who's at fault and recognize that it's all our fault and it's all our responsibility to fix it."[[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/21/mike-huckabee-climate-change_n_7632030.html]]

== Top Donors ==
Mike Huckabee is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He previously served as the Governor of Arkansas. Here is a list of his top donors during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. [[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00007539]]

1. Stephens Group-$50,950

2. Panduit Corp -$28,200

3. Wal-Mart Stores-$26,629

4. AmerCable Inc-$23,000

5. Kenneth Copeland Ministries-$20,825

6. US Navy-$19,656

7. US Army-$19,489

8. US Air Force-$16,806

9. Mariner Wealth Advisors-$16,100

10.State of Arkansas -$15,200

== Ratings from Interest Groups==
Click here for ratings from interest groups [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1657/mike-huckabee#.VbujjTBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

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Carly Fiorina

2015-09-29T21:17:04Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Donors */

== On Climate Change ==
[actions by individual governments alone] “won’t make a bit of difference in climate change.” [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/us/politics/carly-fiorina-on-the-issues.html?_r=0 2015]

== Top Donors ==

[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00031348&cycle=2010 Here is a list] of her top donors to her campaign committee.

1 Morgan Stanley -$68,600

2 Elliott Management-$54,868

3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher-$47,585

4 Murray Energy-$41,364

5 Capital Group Companies-$40,750

6 Oaktree Capital Management-$40,600

7 Chevron Corp-$37,250

8 Societe Generale-$34,850

9 Bank of America-$34,500

10 Goldman Sachs -$33,100

== Ratings by Interest Groups==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/120023/carly-fiorina#.VbujKTBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

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Carly Fiorina

2015-09-29T21:16:42Z

50.153.184.126: /* Ratings by Interest Groups */

== On Climate Change ==
[actions by individual governments alone] “won’t make a bit of difference in climate change.” [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/us/politics/carly-fiorina-on-the-issues.html?_r=0 2015]

== Top Donors ==

[Here is a list https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00031348&cycle=2010] of her top donors to her campaign committee.

1 Morgan Stanley -$68,600

2 Elliott Management-$54,868

3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher-$47,585

4 Murray Energy-$41,364

5 Capital Group Companies-$40,750

6 Oaktree Capital Management-$40,600

7 Chevron Corp-$37,250

8 Societe Generale-$34,850

9 Bank of America-$34,500

10 Goldman Sachs -$33,100

== Ratings by Interest Groups==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/120023/carly-fiorina#.VbujKTBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

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Carly Fiorina

2015-09-29T21:16:16Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Donors */

== On Climate Change ==
[actions by individual governments alone] “won’t make a bit of difference in climate change.” [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/us/politics/carly-fiorina-on-the-issues.html?_r=0 2015]

== Top Donors ==

[Here is a list https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00031348&cycle=2010] of her top donors to her campaign committee.

1 Morgan Stanley -$68,600

2 Elliott Management-$54,868

3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher-$47,585

4 Murray Energy-$41,364

5 Capital Group Companies-$40,750

6 Oaktree Capital Management-$40,600

7 Chevron Corp-$37,250

8 Societe Generale-$34,850

9 Bank of America-$34,500

10 Goldman Sachs -$33,100

== Ratings by Interest Groups==
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/120023/carly-fiorina#.VbujKTBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina

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Carly Fiorina

2015-09-29T21:14:49Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== On Climate Change ==
[actions by individual governments alone] “won’t make a bit of difference in climate change.” [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/us/politics/carly-fiorina-on-the-issues.html?_r=0 2015]

== Top Donors ==

Carly Fiorina is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. She was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. Here is a list of her top donors to her campaign committee. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00031348&cycle=2010]]

1 Morgan Stanley -$68,600

2 Elliott Management-$54,868

3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher-$47,585

4 Murray Energy-$41,364

5 Capital Group Companies-$40,750

6 Oaktree Capital Management-$40,600

7 Chevron Corp-$37,250

8 Societe Generale-$34,850

9 Bank of America-$34,500

10 Goldman Sachs -$33,100

== Ratings by Interest Groups==
Click here for ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/120023/carly-fiorina#.VbujKTBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

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Rand Paul

2015-09-29T21:08:23Z

50.153.184.126: /* Fast Track Vote */

== Top Donors ==

[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030836&newMem=N&recs=20 Here is a list] of Paul's top donors over the course of his political career, going back to 2009.

1. Club for Growth-$106,515

2. Mason Capital Management-$44,200

3. Alliance Resource Partners-$40,650

4. Senate Conservatives Fund-$32,085

5. National Right to Work Cmte-$27,500

6. Corriente Advisors-$24,200

7. Impala Asset Management-$21,700

8. Bluegrass Cmte-$20,000

9. Credit Union National Assn-$20,000

10.Koch Industries-$17,000

== On Climate Change ==
Paul said the earth goes through periods of time when the climate changes, but he's "not sure anybody exactly knows why...the conclusions you make from that are not conclusive." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]]

"That alarmist stuff really detracts from the case that we shouldn't pollute." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]]

Ignoring that it's not the individual storm, but the trend of increasing amounts of storms and increasing severity of the storms that is connected to climate change, Paul said "What I would say is someone is an ignoramus who would say, 'Oh yeah, three hurricanes this year, this proves that somehow the climate is warming,' Paul said. "The earth is 4.5 billion years old, and so, you are going to say we had four hurricanes and so that proves a theory? No...I'm not saying that theory is right or wrong. What I would say is there is something that all of us should be in favor of and that is we should minimize pollution." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]]

== Fast Track Vote ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: No.

==Ratings from Interest Groups ==
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Rand Paul

2015-09-29T21:05:29Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Top Donors ==

[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030836&newMem=N&recs=20 Here is a list] of Paul's top donors over the course of his political career, going back to 2009.

1. Club for Growth-$106,515

2. Mason Capital Management-$44,200

3. Alliance Resource Partners-$40,650

4. Senate Conservatives Fund-$32,085

5. National Right to Work Cmte-$27,500

6. Corriente Advisors-$24,200

7. Impala Asset Management-$21,700

8. Bluegrass Cmte-$20,000

9. Credit Union National Assn-$20,000

10.Koch Industries-$17,000

== On Climate Change ==
Paul said the earth goes through periods of time when the climate changes, but he's "not sure anybody exactly knows why...the conclusions you make from that are not conclusive." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]]

"That alarmist stuff really detracts from the case that we shouldn't pollute." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]]

Ignoring that it's not the individual storm, but the trend of increasing amounts of storms and increasing severity of the storms that is connected to climate change, Paul said "What I would say is someone is an ignoramus who would say, 'Oh yeah, three hurricanes this year, this proves that somehow the climate is warming,' Paul said. "The earth is 4.5 billion years old, and so, you are going to say we had four hurricanes and so that proves a theory? No...I'm not saying that theory is right or wrong. What I would say is there is something that all of us should be in favor of and that is we should minimize pollution." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]]

== Fast Track Vote ==
Paul voted against granting the President fast track trade authority[[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]

==Ratings from Interest Groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117285/rand-paul Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rand_Paul

Rand Paul

2015-09-29T21:05:05Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Top Donors ==

[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030836&newMem=N&recs=20 Here is a list] of Paul's top donors over the course of his political career, going back to 2009.

1. Club for Growth-$106,515

2. Mason Capital Management-$44,200

3. Alliance Resource Partners-$40,650

4. Senate Conservatives Fund-$32,085

5. National Right to Work Cmte-$27,500

6. Corriente Advisors-$24,200

7. Impala Asset Management-$21,700

8. Bluegrass Cmte-$20,000

9. Credit Union National Assn-$20,000

10.Koch Industries-$17,000

== On Climate Change ==
Paul said the earth goes through periods of time when the climate changes, but he's "not sure anybody exactly knows why...the conclusions you make from that are not conclusive." [http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]

"That alarmist stuff really detracts from the case that we shouldn't pollute." [http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]

Ignoring that it's not the individual storm, but the trend of increasing amounts of storms and increasing severity of the storms that is connected to climate change, Paul said "What I would say is someone is an ignoramus who would say, 'Oh yeah, three hurricanes this year, this proves that somehow the climate is warming,' Paul said. "The earth is 4.5 billion years old, and so, you are going to say we had four hurricanes and so that proves a theory? No...I'm not saying that theory is right or wrong. What I would say is there is something that all of us should be in favor of and that is we should minimize pollution." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive 2014]]

== Fast Track Vote ==
Paul voted against granting the President fast track trade authority[[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]

==Ratings from Interest Groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117285/rand-paul Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rand_Paul

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T21:03:13Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/ 2015]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]

[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change As ''Mother Jones'' wrote], this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Ratings from interest groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T21:03:02Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/ 2015]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]
[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change As ''Mother Jones'' wrote], this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Ratings from interest groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T21:02:43Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/ 2015]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]
[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change
As ''Mother Jones'' wrote], this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Ratings from interest groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T21:02:28Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/ 2015]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]
[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change As ''Mother Jones'' wrote], this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Ratings from interest groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T21:01:46Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/ 2015]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." [http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change 2015]
As ''Mother Jones'' wrote, this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."[[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Ratings from interest groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:58:19Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Donors */

== Top Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20 Here is a list] of Rubio's top donors over the course of his political career, going back to 2009.

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2007]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2009]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2010]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/ 2014]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/ 2015 on ''Face The Nation'']

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:57:14Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Top Donors ==
Marco Rubio is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Florida. He previously served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 2009-2015.[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2007]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2009]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2010]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/ 2014]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/ 2015 on ''Face The Nation'']

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:56:24Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Top Donors ==
Marco Rubio is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Florida. He previously served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 2009-2015.[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2007]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2009]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," 2010 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/ 2014]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/ 2015 on ''Face The Nation'']

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:55:23Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Top Donors ==
Marco Rubio is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Florida. He previously served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 2009-2015.[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." [http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470 2007]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." 2009 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," 2010 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." 2014 [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/]]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." 2015 on ''Face The Nation'' [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/]]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:54:43Z

50.153.184.126: /* Interest Group Ratings */

== Top Donors ==
Marco Rubio is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Florida. He previously served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 2009-2015.[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." 2007 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." 2009 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," 2010 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." 2014 [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/]]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." 2015 on ''Face The Nation'' [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/]]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:54:15Z

50.153.184.126: /* Key Votes */

== Top Donors ==
Marco Rubio is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Florida. He previously served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 2009-2015.[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." 2007 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." 2009 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," 2010 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." 2014 [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/]]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." 2015 on ''Face The Nation'' [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/]]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
Click here to see ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko]]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:53:50Z

50.153.184.126: /* Fast Track Vote */

== Top Donors ==
Marco Rubio is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Florida. He previously served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 2009-2015.[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." 2007 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." 2009 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," 2010 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." 2014 [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/]]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." 2015 on ''Face The Nation'' [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/]]

== Key Votes ==
[Fast Track trade authority http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]: Yes.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
Click here to see ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko]]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Marco_Rubio

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Marco Rubio

2015-09-29T20:51:52Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Climate Change */

== Top Donors ==
Marco Rubio is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. He currently serves as the Junior U.S. Senator from Florida. He previously served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Here is a list of his top donors over the course of his political career, ranging from 2009-2015.[[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030612&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$362,826

2. Elliott Management-$117,620

3. Senate Conservatives Fund-$105,494

4. Goldman Sachs-$90,642

5. Florida Crystals-$81,100

6. MCM Corp-$58,400

7. NextEra Energy-$44,290

8. Koch Industries-$42,200

9. Sun Capital Partners-$41,600

10. GEO Group-$41,500

== On Climate Change ==
Rubio has evolved on the issue of climate change, running toward the right wing, climate change denying faction of the Republican Party as his national prominence has grown. In 2007, Rubio, then a member of the Florida Legislature said about the issue of climate change. "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few short years ago...Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies, not just because they are good for our environment, but because people can actually make money at doing it. This nation, and ultimately the world, is headed towards emission caps and energy diversification." 2007 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

However, by 2009, Rubio had walked back his initial views on climate change, stating:
"I'm not a scientist. I'm not qualified to make that decision. There's a significant scientific dispute about that [climate change]." 2009 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

"I don't think there's the scientific evidence to justify it [climate change]," 2010 [[http://tbo.com/ap/politics/rubio-questions-climate-change-83470]]

By 2014, Rubio had gone even farther along the climate change denial spectrum saying, "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it," he said. "And I do not believe that the laws that they propose we pass will do anything about it. Except it will destroy our economy." 2014 [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/14/has-marco-rubio-backtracked-climate-change/]]

"Humans are not responsible for climate change in the way some of these people out there are trying to make us believe, for the following reason: I believe the climate is changing because there’s never been a moment where the climate is not changing. The question is, what percentage of that … is due to human activity? If we do the things they want us to do, cap-and-trade, you name it, how much will that change the pace of climate change versus how much will that cost to our economy? Scientists can’t tell us what impact it would have on reversing these changes, but I can tell you with certainty, it would have a devastating impact on our economy." 2015 on ''Face The Nation'' [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/04/19/rubios-intellectually-hollow-position-on-climate-change/]]

== Fast Track Vote ==
Rubio voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]

== Interest Group Ratings ==
Click here to see ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/1601/marco-rubio#.VbuhITBViko]]

== Other Wikis==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

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http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/rubio_marco

Rand Paul

2015-09-29T20:48:53Z

50.153.184.126: /* Ratings from Interest Groups */

== Top Donors ==

[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030836&newMem=N&recs=20 Here is a list] of Paul's top donors over the course of his political career, going back to 2009.

1. Club for Growth-$106,515

2. Mason Capital Management-$44,200

3. Alliance Resource Partners-$40,650

4. Senate Conservatives Fund-$32,085

5. National Right to Work Cmte-$27,500

6. Corriente Advisors-$24,200

7. Impala Asset Management-$21,700

8. Bluegrass Cmte-$20,000

9. Credit Union National Assn-$20,000

10.Koch Industries-$17,000

== On Climate Change ==
Paul said the earth goes through periods of time when the climate changes, but he's "not sure anybody exactly knows why...the conclusions you make from that are not conclusive." 2014 [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive]]

"That alarmist stuff really detracts from the case that we shouldn't pollute."[[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive]]

Ignoring that it's not the individual storm, but the trend of increasing amounts of storms and increasing severity of the storms that is connected to climate change, Paul said "What I would say is someone is an ignoramus who would say, 'Oh yeah, three hurricanes this year, this proves that somehow the climate is warming,' Paul said. "The earth is 4.5 billion years old, and so, you are going to say we had four hurricanes and so that proves a theory? No...I'm not saying that theory is right or wrong. What I would say is there is something that all of us should be in favor of and that is we should minimize pollution." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive]]

== Fast Track Vote ==
Paul voted against granting the President fast track trade authority[[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]

==Ratings from Interest Groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117285/rand-paul Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

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Rand Paul

2015-09-29T20:48:01Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Donors */

== Top Donors ==

[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00030836&newMem=N&recs=20 Here is a list] of Paul's top donors over the course of his political career, going back to 2009.

1. Club for Growth-$106,515

2. Mason Capital Management-$44,200

3. Alliance Resource Partners-$40,650

4. Senate Conservatives Fund-$32,085

5. National Right to Work Cmte-$27,500

6. Corriente Advisors-$24,200

7. Impala Asset Management-$21,700

8. Bluegrass Cmte-$20,000

9. Credit Union National Assn-$20,000

10.Koch Industries-$17,000

== On Climate Change ==
Paul said the earth goes through periods of time when the climate changes, but he's "not sure anybody exactly knows why...the conclusions you make from that are not conclusive." 2014 [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive]]

"That alarmist stuff really detracts from the case that we shouldn't pollute."[[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive]]

Ignoring that it's not the individual storm, but the trend of increasing amounts of storms and increasing severity of the storms that is connected to climate change, Paul said "What I would say is someone is an ignoramus who would say, 'Oh yeah, three hurricanes this year, this proves that somehow the climate is warming,' Paul said. "The earth is 4.5 billion years old, and so, you are going to say we had four hurricanes and so that proves a theory? No...I'm not saying that theory is right or wrong. What I would say is there is something that all of us should be in favor of and that is we should minimize pollution." [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive]]

== Fast Track Vote ==
Paul voted against granting the President fast track trade authority[[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]

==Ratings from Interest Groups ==
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== Other Wikis ==

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Hillary Clinton

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==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html Authorization of the use of force in Iraq]: Yes.

[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The Patriot Act in 2001]: Yes.

[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The renewal of the Patriot Act in 2006]: Yes

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion that the United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, going back to 1999.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
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== Other Wikis ==

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T20:41:55Z

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== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." 2015 [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/]]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]
As ''Mother Jones'' wrote, this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."[[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Ratings from interest groups ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko Click here to see ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T20:41:14Z

50.153.184.126: /* Fast Track Vote */

== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." 2015 [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/]]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]
As ''Mother Jones'' wrote, this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."[[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183 Fast Track trade authority]: Yes.

== Ratings from interest groups ==
Click on the following link to see ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Ted Cruz

2015-09-29T20:37:18Z

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== Political Donors ==
[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00033085+&cycle=2014 Here is a list] of Cruz's top political donors over the course of his career, dating back to 2011.

1. Club for Growth-$705,657

2. Senate Conservatives Fund-$315,991

3. Woodforest Financial Group-$112,500

4. Goldman Sachs-$69,350

5. Morgan Lewis LLP-$67,550

6. RE Janes Gravel Co-$60,600

7. Sullivan & Cromwell-$58,900

8. Baker Botts LLP-$45,413

9. Jones Day-$44,500

10.Wapiti Energy-$43,150

== On Climate Change ==
"On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don't engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, 'You're a denier.' They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier." 2015 [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/27/we-dont-have-a-ted-cruz-problem-on-climate-change-we-have-a-gop-problem-on-climate-change/]]

When discussing climate change, Cruz mixed up climate change and weather, implying that because there is snow and ice in New Hampshire, climate change isn't happening.
"I just came back from New Hampshire where there's snow and ice everywhere. And my view actually is simple. Debates on this should follow science and should follow data." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]

"And many of the alarmists on global warming, they've got a problem because the science doesn't back them up. And in particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years there's been zero warming, none whatsoever." 2015 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]
As ''Mother Jones'' wrote, this assertion by Cruz is a lie, as satellite data does indeed show warming in the last 17 years. And just by focusing on the satellite date, Cruz ignores a large part of climate science, as ''Mother Jones'' asserts, writing "More importantly, satellites measure temperatures in the atmosphere, high above the surface. The chart above shows the lower troposphere, about six miles above the surface. This data is an important piece of the climate and weather system, but it's only one piece. There are plenty of other signs that are far less equivocal, and perhaps even more relevant to those of us who live on the Earth's surface: Land and ocean surface temperatures are increasing, sea ice is declining, glaciers are shrinking, oceans are rising, the list goes on. In other words, the satellites-vs-computers dichotomy described by Cruz ignores most of the full picture."[[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/ted-cruz-seth-myers-climate-change]]

== On States' Rights ==
Cruz has said that "Everything that's not mentioned [in the Constitution] is left to the states" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-ted-cruz_5600e28fe4b08820d919fbd1?dfna5rk9 (9/21/15, Late Show with Stephen Colbert)]

At the same time, he has criticized the Obama administration for not enforcing more strongly the federal war on drugs. [http://rare.us/story/why-does-ted-cruz-support-the-war-on-drugs-as-law-of-the-land/ (February, 2014)]

== Fast Track Vote ==
Cruz voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority[[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]

== Ratings from interest groups ==
Click on the following link to see ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/135705/ted-cruz#.VbueqDBViko]]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

Hillary Clinton

2015-09-29T20:34:39Z

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==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html Authorization of the use of force in Iraq]: Yes.

[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The Patriot Act in 2001]: Yes.

[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The renewal of the Patriot Act in 2006]: Yes

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion that the United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, going back to 1999.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Hillary Clinton

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50.153.184.126: /* Key Votes */

==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html Authorization of the use of force in Iraq]: Yes.

[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The Patriot Act in 2001]: Yes.

[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The Patriot Act in 2001 The renewal of the Patriot Act in 2006]: Yes

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion that the United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, going back to 1999.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Hillary Clinton

2015-09-29T20:34:11Z

50.153.184.126:

==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Key Votes ==
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html Authorization of the use of force in Iraq]: Yes.
[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The Patriot Act in 2001]: Yes.
[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml The Patriot Act in 2001 The renewal of the Patriot Act in 2006]: Yes

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion that the United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, going back to 1999.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Hillary Clinton

2015-09-29T20:31:26Z

50.153.184.126: /* On Drones */

==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion that the United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, going back to 1999.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Hillary Clinton

2015-09-29T20:30:34Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Political Donors */

==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion thatthe United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, going back to 1999.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Hillary Clinton

2015-09-29T20:30:13Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Political Donors */

==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion thatthe United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, ranging from 1999-2014.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

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==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion thatthe United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. [https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019 Here is a list] of her top donors over the course of her political career, ranging from 1999-2014.

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

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Hillary Clinton

2015-09-29T20:02:25Z

50.153.184.126: /* Interest Group Ratings */

==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion thatthe United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. Here is a list of her top donors over the course of her political career, ranging from 1999-2014. [[[[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019]]]]

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

== Interest Group Ratings ==
[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko Click here for the ratings.]

== Other Wikis ==

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Hillary Clinton

2015-09-29T19:59:16Z

50.153.184.126: /* Top Political Donors */

==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion thatthe United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. Here is a list of her top donors over the course of her political career, ranging from 1999-2014. [[[[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019]]]]

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

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== Other Wikis ==

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Hillary Clinton

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==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion thatthe United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. Here is a list of her top donors over the course of her political career, ranging from 1999-2014. [[[[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019]]]]

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

During the 2016 election, from April 2016 to July 2016, Clinton raised 45 million dollars, breaking the previous record. Clinton's Super PAC, Priorities USA Action, has pulled in 15.6 million dollars, with 3 million of that coming from billionaires Haim Saban and George Soros. Two other Super PACS supporting Clinton have combined to bring in 7.7 million dollars, with Soros donating another million dollars to one of the Super PACs, American Bridge.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

Media

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Listing of various media outlets, linking to them and live feeds with clearly marked (and backed up) info on their orientation, prejudices, etc.

===U.S. Media Agencies===

*;[http://live.cnn.com/ CNN - Live Feed]
:::Pro-US establishment

*;[http://live.foxnews.com/ Fox - Live Feed]
:::Pro-Republican Party

*;[http://www.wwhdtv.com/watch-msnbc-live-streaming/ MSNBC - Live Feed]
:::Pro-Democratic Party

*;[http://livestream.com/news/ Livestream News Network]
:::Large selection of live local news from across the United States

===French Media Agencies===

*;[http://www.france24.com/en/livefeed France 24 - Live Feed English]

===United Kingdom Media Agencies===

*;[http://www.wherever.tv/tv-channels/BBC-News-24.jsf BBC World News - Live Feed]

*;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcnews/live BBC One - Live Feed (available in UK only)]
:::background on shifts in BCC, ~2004 around Iraq; 2013 - becoming more pro-Israel)]

===Russian Media Agencies===

*;[http://rt.com/on-air/ RT - Live Feed English]
:::Pro-Russian government

===Qatar Media Agency===

*;[http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/ Al Jazeera - Live Feed English (not viewable in the United States)]
:::Owned by royal family which controls Qatar -- allied with US and frenemy of Saudi Arabia, part of GCC, military alliance of wealthy Arab monarchies

===Chinese Media Agencies===

*;[http://english.cntv.cn/live/ CCTV - Live Feed English]
::: China state TV -- Every news story by Chinese Communist Party propaganda department and the Bureau of Internet Affairs before release

===Iranian Media Agencies===

*;[http://www.presstv.com/Default/Live PressTV - Live Feed English]
::: State-owned Iranian news network

===German Media Agencies===

*;[http://www.dw.com/en/media-center/live-tv/s-100825 DW News - Live Feed English]
::: International public broadcaster based in Berlin

===International Media Agencies===

*;[http://webtv.un.org/ United Nations Live Video Feed]

Anne-Marie Slaughter

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== On Iran Deal ==

[http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/08/20/bombing-iran-only-alternative-deal-column/31940869/ In an August 20 op-ed for ''USA Today,''] Slaughter called Iran's nuclear program "illegal," which was not the case. She also incorrectly stated that Iran had in its possession "stockpiled plutonium and highly enriched uranium."

[http://www.wideasleepinamerica.com/2015/09/slaughter-responds-iran.html When confronted with these factual errors], Slaughter excused them by saying that writing for a "mass audience" caused her to forgo nuance.

Anne-Marie Slaughter

2015-09-29T19:41:03Z

50.153.184.126: Created page with " == On Iran Deal == [http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/08/20/bombing-iran-only-alternative-deal-column/31940869/ In an August 20 op-ed for ''USA Today,''] Slaughter ..."

== On Iran Deal ==

[http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/08/20/bombing-iran-only-alternative-deal-column/31940869/ In an August 20 op-ed for ''USA Today,''] Slaughter called Iran's nuclear program "illegal," which was not the case. She also incorrectly stated that Iran had in its possession "stockpiled plutonium and highly enriched uranium."

[http://www.wideasleepinamerica.com/2015/09/slaughter-responds-iran.html When confronted with these factual errors], Slaughter excused them by saying writing for a "mass audience" caused her to forgo nuance.