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Clinton Stops Exaggerating, Turns To Lying For Comfort.

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Buried within the wall of text at http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/women/ is a little tidbit that you may find interesting.

As First Lady, she helped pass the Family and Medical Leave Act

Oh, that was nice of her.
Her husband was inaugurated on January 20, 1993 and signed FMLA into law on February 5, 1993, only 16 days later. Goddamn Hillary is a fast worker. Or is she trying to pull a fast one? I checked theough her recently released White House schedule and the only thing that is mentioned about FMLA at all is about making an appearance at the signing.
Looks like it is another case of Hillary counting smiling and waiving as actual work. That makes her one silly hat away from being Queen Elizabeth II.
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Holy balls that is creepy.

Who deserves credit for FMLA? Why, it is none other then bill author and former presidential candidate Chris Dodd.

1986
Senator Chris Dodd introduced the Parental and Medical Leave Act on April 9, 1986, to provide job security and health insurance protection to working parents who must take leave to care for family members (newborn or adopted child; seriously ill child, spouse or elderly parent).
1987-98
Reintroduced the Parental and Medical Leave Act. The bill was brought to the Senate floor in October 1988, but was later shelved in the face of a Republican filibuster and a veto threat from President Reagan.
1989-90
Reintroduced as the Family and Medical Leave Act on February 2, 1989 and August 3, 1990. The measure passed the Senate unanimously on June 14, 1990, but was vetoed by President Bush on June 29, 1990. The House failed to override the veto on July 25, 1990.
1991-92
Reintroduced the Family and Medical Leave Act on January 24, 1991. The bill passed the Senate by a two-thirds vote of 65-32 on October 2, 1991.
1993
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 passed both houses and was the first bill signed into law by President Clinton. FMLA provides job security for millions of Americans by providing up to 12 weeks unpaid leave per year to care for a family member.

And he is still going:

2007
Dodd announces intention to introduce FMLA legislation for the 21st century to provide the resources necessary to help families who otherwise could not afford to take unpaid leave, take the leave they need as result of an illness, to care for an aging parent, or to care for a new child.

Damnit Hillary, stop taking credit for everyone else’s work because you were standing in the proximity.