November 05, 2015
A four-decade career in public service, by the numbers.
What exactly does more than 40 years in public service look like?
We broke down Hillary's four-decade record—and when it comes to getting aid to Arkansas single parents to continue their education, helping expand children's access to health insurance, and brokering a ceasefire in the Middle East, the numbers speak for themselves.
Dollars in federal aid she helped secure to help New York City rebuild after 9/11
Children she helped insure through the Children's Health Insurance Program
Miles traveled as secretary of state
National Guard members and reservists who received TRICARE health benefits when not on active duty
Employees overseen at the State Department
Scholarships awarded by the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund she helped start
Meetings held with foreign leaders
Countries visited as secretary of state
Hours on the ground it took to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in 2012
Words heard around the world when she declared "women's rights are human rights" in Beijing
Times elected as U.S. senator from New York
Grammy win (for best spoken word album)
Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Release - We Quantified Hillary Clinton's Career Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/317436