 On
the Question of Experience:
Compare the Obama-Clinton
Record
(Compiled
by Cynda Jones)
Let's take a closer look at who's really qualified and or who's really
working for the good of all of us in the Senate. Obama or Clinton.
Records of these two candidates should be scrutinized in order
to make an informed decision.
Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term - 6yrs. - and
another year campaigning, has managed to author and pass into law
- 20 - twenty pieces of legislation in her first six years
These bills can be found on the website of the Library
of Congress www.thom.loc.gov,
but to save you trouble, I'll post them here for you.
1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6. Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7. Designate Aug 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition
Day.
8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition
Day.
9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the
bicentennial of his death.
10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse
Team on winning the championship.
11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse
Team on winning the championship.
12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution
Commemorative Program.
13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and
express condolences on her death.
15. Honor John J Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters
who lost their lives on duty.
Only five of Clinton's bills
are, more substantive.
16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of
9/11.
17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18. Assist land mine victims in other countries.
19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite
care.
20. Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto
Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.
There you have it, the fact's straight from the Senate Record.
Now, I would post those of Obama's, but the list is too substantive,
so
I'll mainly categorize.
During the first - 8 - eight years of his elected
service he sponsored over 820 bills.
He introduced
233 regarding health care reform,
125 on poverty and public assistance,
112 crime fighting bills,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others./PAN>
His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152
bills and co-sponsored another 427.
These inculded:
- The Coburn-Obama
Government Transparency Act of 2006 - became law,
- The Lugar-Obama
Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat
Reduction Act, - became law,
- The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act,
passed the Senate,
- The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, - became
law,
- The Protection
Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, In committee,
- and many more.
In all, since entering the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written
890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096. An impressive record,
for someone who supposedly has no record according to some who
would prefer that this comparison not be made public.
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