2016 Postmortem

Skink

(10,122 posts) Mon May 16, 2016, 08:04 PM May 2016

When Hillary was First Lady did she have authority to set policy?

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When Hillary was First Lady did she have authority to set policy? (Original Post) Skink May 2016 OP

She was credited with a lot expecially wrt healthcare (ntxt) scscholar May 2016 #1

You do realize setting policy is not the same as underthematrix May 2016 #2

Bill appointed her to be head of the task force on health care reform. nilram May 2016 #3

Ask any strong, intelligent woman if she has any influence over her husband. pdsimdars May 2016 #4

... Skink May 2016 #5

Bill will be way up in everything she does whatchamacallit May 2016 #6

Yes, the Podium Bird said so and they believed it uponit7771 May 2016 #7

scscholar

(2,902 posts)

1. She was credited with a lot expecially wrt healthcare (ntxt)

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Mon May 16, 2016, 08:06 PM

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underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

2. You do realize setting policy is not the same as

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Mon May 16, 2016, 08:10 PM

May 2016

enacting legislation?

nilram

(2,888 posts)

3. Bill appointed her to be head of the task force on health care reform.

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Mon May 16, 2016, 08:14 PM

May 2016

I don't think she had any authority to set policy, though. It was an unprecedented appointment, and I don't think it's been repeated. It seemed kind of weird to me at the time, and I don't recall it going well. Mostly, imo, because of Republican obstruction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_health_care_plan_of_1993