Addressing the Needs of Families as They Care for Parents and Children---Courtesy Of Linus Zimmerman, The Reason I Keep Posting These Political Items Because I Know How Much That Idiot Likes To Respond To Every One Of Them And I Will Continue Posting Until The Day He Stops Responding...Enjoy!.

MANCHESTER, NH - As Senator Clinton attended "Moms and Daughters
Making History" events in the Granite State recently with her own
mother Dorothy Rodham, and daughter, Chelsea Clinton, the New
Hampshire for Hillary campaign announced the names of over 3,500 Women
for Hillary.

"Hillary Clinton is the leader that America so desperately needs right
now. She has promised to stop the war in Iraq, and I feel that she
will be effective in finding solutions to the problems that face our
great country, not the least of which is health care," said Patricia
Cummings of Concord. "Hillary is the kind of person who will stand up
for what she believes. These are just a few reasons I have chosen
Hillary as my candidate for president of the United States."

As President, Senator Clinton will work to address the needs of
families as they care for parents and children.

"I was proud to be a 'working mom' and I'm now a proud 'working
daughter.' I'm grateful that my family could make the choices that
were right for us. And that's what I want for all families: that same
opportunity to make the choices that work for them."

Media interested in obtaining a complete list of all the Women for
Hillary should contact the New Hampshire for Hillary press office at
nhpress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, or at (603) 782-4647.

Hillary Clinton: Addressing the Needs of Families as
They Care for Parents and Children

Today, Hillary Clinton outlined her agenda to ease the burden on
families that are struggling to balance caring for elderly parents,
spouses and children, while meeting their job obligations. Maintaining
this balance is a growing practical and financial struggle. Today's
parents have 22 fewer hours to spend with their children. Two-thirds
of working parents say they do not have enough time with their
children. And with a growing elderly population, many of these working
parents are finding themselves in the "sandwich generation," providing
care not only as "working parents" but as "working children" for their
own parents as well. Out-of-pocket costs for families with long-term
caregiving responsibilities have skyrocketed to $5,531 per year - more
than what most of these families spend on their own health care.
Burdened with both long-term care and child care costs, many
caregivers are dipping into their retirement savings or forgoing
health care coverage for themselves.

Hillary Clinton understands the need to ease the burdens on these
families. Americans are working harder for less pay and feeling
increasingly overwhelmed as they struggle to balance work and family.
With sound policies and sensible investments, Hillary will provide
people more choices to make the decisions that are best for them.
Hillary's plan for caregivers will offer:

A New $3,000 Caregiving Tax Credit: Hillary will offer a new $3,000
Caregiving Tax Credit to any person with substantial long-term care
needs or to their caregivers. On average, unpaid caregivers pay more
than $5,000 in out-of-pocket costs, often dipping into their savings
or forgoing their own health care. The credit will not require a
complex accounting of out-of-pocket costs, but instead would be
available directly to any individuals with substantial long-term care
needs or their caregivers.


New Hampshire: Hillary's Caregiver Tax Credit will provide generous
new assistance to at least 20,000 New Hampshire residents. [CRS, 2007;
Census 2007]
A New Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Credit: Hillary will offer a new
tax credit to help those planning for their long-term care needs
afford high-quality insurance policies that are right for them. This
new tax credit will cover 75 percent of long-term care insurance
premiums up to $1,500 per year for qualified long-term care insurance
policies that meet strong new consumer protection requirements. The
credit will reward middle-class families that take steps to prepare
for their long-term care needs.


New Hampshire: Hillary's new Long Term Care Insurance Tax Credit will
benefit at least 45,000 New Hampshire seniors and near-retirees.
[www.ahipresearch.org (p. 27)].
Stepped Up Support for Unpaid Family Caregivers: Hillary understands
that the heroic work of caregiving can take its toll. By providing
temporary relief and counseling for caregivers, we will improve the
quality of life of those they care for. As President, Hillary will
invest an additional $300 million per year in the Lifespan Respite
Caregiver Act and the National Family Caregiver Support Program.
Paid Family Leave by 2016: Hillary will set a bold goal of having paid
leave for all American workers by 2016. She will reach that goal first
by expanding the Family Medical Leave Act to cover employers with 25
or more workers, a change that will provide legal protection for
unpaid leave to 13 million additional workers. Second, Hillary will
commit $1 billion per year for a Family Leave Innovation Fund to
support the establishment and expansion of state-level leave programs
for new parents and those caring for their aging parents.

New Hampshire: In New Hampshire, this proposal could impact
approximately 500,000 private-sector workers - 91 percent of all
private-sector workers - who do not have paid family leave. [National
Partnership for Women & Families]
Guaranteed Access to Sick Days for All Americans: Hillary is proposing
to make seven sick days a year - to care for yourself or your children
- standard. When people go to work ill or worry about their sick
child, they make other people sick and they run the risk of affecting
the productivity of the organization as a whole.

New Hampshire: In New Hampshire, this proposal could impact
approximately 263,000 workers (42% of the private and public
workforce) who currently do not have sick days. [National Partnership
for Women & Families]
Increased Support for Child Care: Hillary has worked to expand access
and improve quality of child care in our country for decades. The Bush
Administration has essentially frozen the level of child care funding
for the last eight years. As a result, the real purchasing power of
child care subsidies has fallen significantly. According to the Bush
Administration's own estimates, 300,000 children will lose child care
assistance by 2010, and 150,000 have already lost child care
assistance since 2000. Hillary believes we need to increase child care
funding through the Child Care and Development Block Grant and return
the program to it's original intent: to serve working families.
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