Giuliani Campaign Press Release - Hillary's Out-of-Control Spending Proposals

Hillary Clinton Proposed $150 Billion Energy Investment Plan Over 10 Years, Equal To $15 Billion Per Year, Or $60 Billion Over Four Years. (Hillary Clinton For President Website, http://www.hillaryclinton.com/files/pdf/poweringamericasfuture.pdf, Accessed 11/23/07)

Clinton Proposed $1.75 Billion A Year In State Grants For Paid Family Leave And Child Care Programs, Or $7 Billion Over 4 Years. "Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton … proposed giving $1 billion in grants to states that enact paid family leave laws and said that she would support requiring employers to provide workers seven days' annual paid sick leave. … Mrs. Clinton also proposed tens of millions of additional dollars for block grants for child care programs. Together, the new proposals that Mrs. Clinton announced … in New Hampshire would cost $1.75 billion a year." (Patrick Healy, "Clinton Proposes Big Grants For Family Leave," The New York Times, 10/17/07)

Clinton Proposed An $8 Billion A Year College Affordability Program, Or $32 Billion Over Four Years. "And this week she unveiled … an $8 billion annual college affordability program." (Russell Berman, "Rangel, Clinton To Clash," The New York Sun, 10/12/07)

Clinton's Health Care Plan Would Cost $110 Billion Per Year, Or $440 Billion Over One Presidential Term. "Clinton's price tag is $110 billion a year, but analysts say her [health care] plan will cost a lot more than that." (Donald Lambro, Op-Ed, "Health Care Nightmare," The Washington Times, 9/24/07)

Clinton Has Proposed 401(k) Plan For All Americans, Funded In Part By The Government At A Cost Of Up To $25 Billion Per Year, Or $100 Billion In Just One Term. "Hillary Clinton unveiled her second-biggest proposal of the campaign so far – after health care — a plan to make 401(k) retirement savings plans available to all Americans. … Clinton's 'American Retirement Accounts' would cost about $20 to 25 billion each year, Clinton's advisors said yesterday." (Marcella Bombardieri, "Clinton Targeting Middle Class," The Boston Globe, 10/9/07)

Clinton's Baby Bond Proposal Would Give $5,000 To Each Of The 4 Million Babies Born In The U.S. Each Year, At A Cost Of $20 Billion Per Year, Which Is $80 Billion Over Four Years. "Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said … that every child born in the United States should get a $5,000 'baby bond' from the government … Approximately 4 million babies are born each year in the United States." (Devlin Barrett, "Clinton: $5,000 For Every U.S. Baby," The Associated Press, 9/28/07)

Clinton Wants To Spend $6 Billion Over Four Years ($1.5 Billion/Year) For Public Transit. "[S]he proposed spending $1.5 billion per year for public transit …" (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)

To Fund Bridges, Clinton Wants To Spend $1 Billion A Year, Or $4 Billion For Her First Four Years In The White House. "After the Minnesota bridge collapse last month, she proposed … $10 billion over 10 years to redesign and reconstruct ailing bridges." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)

Clinton Plans To Spend $1 Billion For At-Risk Mortgage Borrowers To Avoid Foreclosure. "She has proposed $1 billion to help at-risk mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)

To Get Young Children In Developing Countries Into School, Clinton Wants To Spend $10 Billion Over Five Years, Which Is $8 Billion Over Four Years. "Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants the U.S. government to commit $10 billion over five years to get young children in developing countries into school …" (Amy Fagan, "Hillary Seeks 'Education For All,'" The Washington Times, 5/2/07)

For "Second Chance Education," Clinton Plans On Spending $300 Million. "Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, vowing to 'stop the revolving door from the streets to prison,' pledged to invest $300 million as president into public-private programs for 'second chance education' and reintegrating ex-offenders into communities." (Peter Hecht, "Clinton Vows To Back Programs For 'Second Chance Education,'" The Sacramento Bee, 10/1/07)

Clinton Wants To Spend $36 Million For School Phys-Ed Programs. "Smaller-ticket items … $36 million for school physical-education programs." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)

Clinton Wants To Spend At Least $20 Billion For Universal Pre-K. "The federal government will allocate $5 billion in the first year to states to establish and administer universal Pre-K. Over the next five years, the federal commitment will increase to $10 billion as states increase their commitment to Pre-K." (Hillary Clinton For President Website, http://hillaryclinton.com/feature/prek/, Accessed 11/23/07)

Clinton Wants To Increase The Number Of National Science Foundation Fellowships And Increase The Size Of Each Award, At An Annual Cost Of $378 Million, Or $1.5 Billion Over Four Years. "Triple the number of NSF fellowships and increase the size of each award by 33 percent. … It is estimated that this would increase the annual cost of the program from $122 million to $500 million." (Hillary Clinton For President Website, http://hillaryclinton.com/feature/innovation/, Accessed 11/23/07)

Sen. Clinton Wants To Double The NIH Budget Over 10 Years – At A Cost Of $11.2 Billion Over Four Years. "At a recent cancer forum, Mrs. Clinton said she would 'double' the National Institute of Health's $28 billion budget … over 10 years." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)

Clinton Wants To Double The National Cancer Institute's Budget Over 10 Years – Or $2 Billion Over Four Years. "At a recent cancer forum, Mrs. Clinton said she would 'double' … the National Cancer Institute's nearly $5 billion budget over 10 years." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)