Breaking!Obama camp lies and claims that HRC didn’t deserve credit for Family and Medical Leave Act

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Breaking!Obama camp lies and claims that HRC didn’t deserve credit for Family and Medical Leave Ac...

His campaign must be run by political rookies..sure..politics are dirty..but hey, they should do their homework before playing in the big leagues.
If you are going to make a spin...base your arguments on facts that can be interpreted...not plain, old fucking lies...

His negatives are in the 50 % target range, and 1/3 HRC voters will NOT vote for Obama. Instead of trying to build a bridge towards her and Clinton voters, he is digging his own grave with this bull shit rhetoric aimed for his Obama bots fans that never, ever will see that their hero is just another politician, that happens to be black..

http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=6670

Today, the Obama campaign falsely claimed that Hillary didn’t deserve credit for helping pass the Family and Medical Leave Act:

Obama campaign memo: There are no mentions of the Family and Medical Leave Act on Clinton’s schedule before bill signing it into law even though she gives herself credit for “helping to pass” the bill. “One notable absence in the 11,000 pages of the former First Lady’s schedule from the National Archives released today — any mention on her schedules of the Family and Medical Leave Act before her husband signed the bill into law. That’s interesting, because in speeches and on her website, the Clinton campaign repeatedly gives Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, credit for “helping to pass” the Family and Medical Leave Act.”

The Obama campaign is wrong. Hillary was a longtime supporter of the legislation. The Family and Medical Leave Act was the first law that President Clinton signed; it was enacted less than a month after his inauguration. Hillary hosted a conference promoting FMLA in 1988, advocated for it on the campaign trail in 1992, and lobbied lawmakers in her first month as First Lady. Days after she met with Members of Congress about the bill, it passed by both houses of Congress and was signed by the President, and Hillary attended the Rose Garden ceremony. Since its passage, she has called for its expansion and as President will continue to expand it. Today, more than 60 million working Americans benefit from the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Testimonials of Hillary’s work on the Family and Medical Leave Act:

Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women and Families: "Hillary was instrumental in getting the Family and Medical Leave Act signed into law. We at the National Partnership for Women & Families as well as other family and labor groups had been pushing for the law for nearly 10 years. Hillary brought her work and experience on behalf of children and working families to the campaign trail in 1991 and 1992 and knew the importance of getting this legislation passed immediately. Two weeks after President Clinton was inaugurated, it was done."
Judy Lichtman, former president of the National Partnership for Women and Families and chair of coalition that worked for 9 long years for FMLA passage: "Spawned by the release of Senator Hillary Clinton's White House schedule, there have been a number of negative and erroneous comments about Hillary's leadership role in securing passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). I have unique and specific recollections about the Senator's important role in securing FMLA's enactment into law, stemming from my central leadership in the bill's development and strategy for passage. In early 1992, I approached Hillary Clinton, seeking her help in convincing her husband to adopt FMLA passage as a campaign issue and priority. She immediately saw the importance of enacting a public policy that would allow working men and women to be responsible workers and responsible family members. She talked to him, and got back to me very promptly with an affirmative response. I can say unequivocally that without her advocacy, this would not have been a priority. In 1993, barely two weeks elapsed between the inaugural and President Clinton's Rose Garden ceremony, evidencing the strong commitment of both Clintons in enacting a public policy that truly reflects family values. I am such a strong advocate for Hillary's candidacy and am working for the campaign, in large measure, because of her ongoing and continuous leadership on issues important to the well being of women and families. All Americans can trust that their struggles are her agenda, and as President, she will work hard every day to make this world a better place, ensuring that their concerns are addressed by their Commander-in-Chief."
News Reports of Hillary’s work on the Family and Medical Leave Act:

In 1988, Hillary headed the host committee for Pat Schroeder’s Great American Family Tour, which advocated for FMLA. “Presidential candidates are ignoring family problems in their rush to address ‘power issues’ like arms control and the budget deficit, Representative Patricia Schroeder said Wednesday…Schroeder, who considered entering the presidential race last year, spoke at a news conference marking the final stop of the Great American Family Tour, which seeks to gather support for family and medical leave, child care, equal pay, housing and health care. … Governor Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, welcomed the tour to Little Rock at the First United Methodist Church Day Care Center at Eighth Avenue and Center Street. Mrs. Clinton, who is chairman of the Children's Defense Fund, headed the host committee."

Hillary called passage of Family and Medical Leave Act on the campaign trail in 1992. “Taking a swipe at the Bush administration, Clinton told the audience that ‘we need policies that go beyond rhetoric about family values.’ Working mothers ‘have a 24-hour-a-day job at home and an 8-hour-a-day job,’ she said. ‘We ought to consider actually implementing policies like the Family and Medical Leave Act, which sends a very clear signal that we're not just giving lip service to supporting families.’"

As First Lady, Hillary lobbied for the Family and Medical Leave Act. "Despite another round of consultations that Thursday brought President Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vice President Al Gore to Capitol Hill on three separate lobbying missions, the Democrats couldn't win speedy enactment of a relatively simple bill that has overwhelming bipartisan support. Senate passage Thursday night of the Family and Medical Leave bill came only after three days of delaying tactics by the Republicans who succeeded in forcing reluctant Democrats to vote on whether to block Mr. Clinton from lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military… But Mr. Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Gore all demonstrated Thursday how concerned they are about keeping the Democratic troops in line with an extraordinary display of White House lobbying that kept the Secret Service motorcade crews busy all day."

Hillary spoke about the importance of extending the Family Medical Leave Act at the 1996 Democratic Convention. “President Clinton, she said in her address to the Democratic National Convention, would seek legislation guaranteeing six months of health insurance for parents who lose their jobs and longer hospital stays for new mothers, as well as an extension of the Family and Medical Leave Law so parents could take time off from jobs for children's doctor appointments and teacher conferences.

As Senator, Hillary has worked to build on the Family and Medical Leave Act. Earlier this year, Hillary successfully expanded the Family and Medical Leave Act to families of wounded soldiers. Hillary cosponsored the Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Healthy Families Act. She has also introduced legislation to extend the Family and Medical Leave Act to flight attendants and pilots.
Hillary proposed to expand FMLA as president. On October 16th, Hillary unveiled a plan to help working parents balance work and family by expanding access to paid leave through a State Family Leave Innovation Fund, expanding FMLA to cover employees working in businesses with 25 employees or more, down from 50, providing 7 sick days for every full-time worker, and more.