Name: Hillary Clinton
Party: Democratic 
Official Website: http://hillaryclinton.com/
Bio:
Raised in a middle class home in Park Ridge, Illinois, Hillary went on to become one of the most influential attorneys in the United States. Hillary went to Wellesley College, and then attended Yale Law School. Following graduation, she became a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund. She went on to be the First Lady of Arkansas and the First Lady of the United States, where she used her position to influence social policy, especially in the areas of health care and women’s rights. After serving as First Lady, Hillary was elected to the United States Senate as the junior senator from New York, where she has served on the Armed Services Committee. Hillary was re-elected in 2006 with 67 percent of the vote.
Where This Candidate Stands On The Issues:
What is your plan to end the war in Iraq?
She has proposed, along with Senator Robert Byrd, legislation to end authority for the war in Iraq. The legislation will propose October 11, 2007 -- the five year anniversary of the original resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq -- as the expiration date for that resolution. The President would be required to come to Congress to seek new authority. Following deauthorization, Senator Clinton would not support any new legislation that did not start to remove our troops from the war.
What is your plan to help solve the credit crunch and the issue of home ownership?
Require mortgage brokers to disclose to borrowers that their compensation rises when borrowers' mortgage rates and mortgage fees are high. Require mortgage brokers to disclose to borrowers that their compensation rises when borrowers' mortgage rates and mortgage fees are high. Eliminate prepayment penalties on mortgage products. Require mortgage lenders to include the cost of taxes and insurance in the underwriting assessment of higher-risk mortgages. Establish a $1 billion fund to assist state programs that help at-risk borrowers avoid foreclosure.
How would you improve the US’s education system?
Reform the No Child Left Behind Act. Increase access to high-quality early education and helping to create Early Head Start. Hillary Clinton announced a proposal to provide quality pre-kindergarten to all children to ensure that they are ready to learn when they start school.
How would you combat the problems of climate change?
Encourage development of alternative energy technologies and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. She has proposed an Apollo Project-like program dedicated to achieving energy independence. She supports policies to reduce carbon emissions and other pollution that contribute to global warming. Hillary introduced a plan to Congress to create a Strategic Energy Fund that would inject $50 billion into research, development, and deployment of renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean coal technology, ethanol and other homegrown biofuels, and more. She would create the fund without raising taxes by giving oil companies a choice: invest in renewable energy themselves or pay into the fund. She would also eliminate oil companies\\\\\\\' tax breaks and make sure they pay their fair share for drilling on public lands.
