Difference between revisions of "Hillary Rodham Clinton as First Lady"
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Clinton worked to build a $1.7 million "White House Data Base (WhoDB)" as early as 1995. This database was to contain the names of 355,000 donors that the Clinton administration could ask for help on its re-election bid. Despite the fact that this database was going to be given to the Democratic National Committee, and was meant to be used for re-election efforts, the database was in part built with taxpayer money. This was seen as a violation of the Hatch Act. In January 1994, White House counsel Cheryl Mills sent a letter to Marsha Scott -- the aide working on the database -- informing her that the WhoDB would be government property and could not be used for elections.<ref>''[[The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton]]'', Hardcopy Version: 118-120 of 320</ref> | Clinton worked to build a $1.7 million "White House Data Base (WhoDB)" as early as 1995. This database was to contain the names of 355,000 donors that the Clinton administration could ask for help on its re-election bid. Despite the fact that this database was going to be given to the Democratic National Committee, and was meant to be used for re-election efforts, the database was in part built with taxpayer money. This was seen as a violation of the Hatch Act. In January 1994, White House counsel Cheryl Mills sent a letter to Marsha Scott -- the aide working on the database -- informing her that the WhoDB would be government property and could not be used for elections.<ref>''[[The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton]]'', Hardcopy Version: 118-120 of 320</ref> | ||
| − | In 1997, Clinton denied any knowledge of a database. However, a 1994 memo written by Scott was signed off on by Clinton. Congressman [[David McIntosh]] said "it troubles me deeply | + | In 1997, Clinton denied any knowledge of a database. However, a 1994 memo written by Scott was signed off on by Clinton. Congressman [[David McIntosh]] said "it troubles me deeply that Mrs. Clinton, who is a very bright lawyer, saw no problem with using taxpayer funds to aid the political operations of the DNC."<ref>''[[The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton]]'', Hardcopy Version: 121 of 320</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:15, 2 July 2012
Hillary Rodham Clinton served as First Lady of the United States from 1993-2001.
Healthcare
Hillary served as the head of the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, appointed in January 1993. Donna Shalala, a member of the Clinton transition team, cautioned against placing Hillary in such a public position that would potentially cloud the merits of the proposals simply because of who she was.[1]
White House Database
Clinton worked to build a $1.7 million "White House Data Base (WhoDB)" as early as 1995. This database was to contain the names of 355,000 donors that the Clinton administration could ask for help on its re-election bid. Despite the fact that this database was going to be given to the Democratic National Committee, and was meant to be used for re-election efforts, the database was in part built with taxpayer money. This was seen as a violation of the Hatch Act. In January 1994, White House counsel Cheryl Mills sent a letter to Marsha Scott -- the aide working on the database -- informing her that the WhoDB would be government property and could not be used for elections.[2]
In 1997, Clinton denied any knowledge of a database. However, a 1994 memo written by Scott was signed off on by Clinton. Congressman David McIntosh said "it troubles me deeply that Mrs. Clinton, who is a very bright lawyer, saw no problem with using taxpayer funds to aid the political operations of the DNC."[3]
References
- ↑ A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Paperback Version: 223 of 640
- ↑ The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton, Hardcopy Version: 118-120 of 320
- ↑ The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton, Hardcopy Version: 121 of 320