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This was a comprehensive proposal that would require employers to provide health coverage to their employees through individual [[health maintenance organization]]s. Its opponents quickly derided the plan as "Hillarycare" and it even faced opposition from some Democrats in Congress.{{sfnm |1a1=Bernstein |1y=2007 |1pp=287–89, 400–02 |2a1=Gerth |2a2=Van Natta |2y=2007 |2pp=139–40}} Failing to gather enough support for a floor vote in either the House or the Senate (although Democrats controlled both chambers), the proposal was abandoned in September 1994.{{sfn|Bernstein|2007|pp=287–89, 400–02}} Clinton later acknowledged in her memoir that her political inexperience partly contributed to the defeat but cited many other factors. The first lady's approval ratings, which had generally been in the high-50 percent range during her first year, fell to 44 percent in April 1994 and 35 percent by September 1994.<ref>Bernstein 2007, pp. 240, 380, 530. The [[Whitewater controversy|Whitewater investigations]] were also a factor in her declining rating.</ref> The Republican Party negatively highlighted the Clinton health care plan in their campaign for the [[1994 United States elections|1994 midterm elections]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/may96/background/health_debate_page3.html |title=A Detailed Timeline of the Healthcare Debate portrayed in 'The System' |date=May 1996 |publisher=[[PBS]]|access-date=September 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029030146/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/may96/background/health_debate_page3.html |archive-date=October 29, 2007}}</ref> The Republican Party saw strong success in the midterms, and many analysts and pollsters found the healthcare plan to be a major factor in the Democrats' defeat, especially among [[independent (voter)|independent]] voters.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,981987-2,00.html |title=The Once and Future Hillary |author=Carney, James |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 12, 1994}}</ref> After this, the White House subsequently sought to downplay Clinton's role in shaping policy.<ref>Burns 2008, p. 141.</ref> Along with senators [[Ted Kennedy]] and [[Orrin Hatch]], Clinton was a force behind the passage of the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] in 1997, which gave state support to children whose parents could not provide them health coverage. She participated in campaigns to promote the enrollment of children in the program after it took effect.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.factcheck.org/2008/03/giving-hillary-credit-for-schip/ |title=Giving Hillary Credit for SCHIP |author=Jackson, Brooks |publisher=[[FactCheck.org]] |date=March 18, 2008}}</ref> Enactment of [[welfare reform]] was a major goal of Bill Clinton's presidency. When the first two bills on the issue came from a Republican-controlled Congress lacking protections for people coming off welfare, Hillary urged her husband to veto the bills, which he did.{{sfn|Bernstein|2007|pp=461–65}}<ref name="nyt-041108">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/us/politics/11welfare.html |title=From Welfare Shift in '96, a Reminder for Clinton |author=Goodman, Peter S. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 11, 2008}}</ref> A third version came up during his 1996 general election campaign that restored some of the protections but cut the scope of benefits in other areas. While Clinton was urged to persuade the president to similarly veto the bill,{{sfn|Bernstein|2007|pp=461–65}} she decided to support the bill, which became the [[Welfare Reform Act of 1996]], as the best political compromise available.{{sfn|Bernstein|2007|pp=461–65}}<ref name="nyt-041108"/> Together with [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[Janet Reno]], Clinton helped create the [[Office on Violence Against Women]] at the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]].<ref name="nfll"/> In 1997, she initiated and shepherded the [[Adoption and Safe Families Act]], which she regarded as her greatest accomplishment as the first lady.<ref name="nfll"/><ref name="nyt102900c"/> In 1999, she was instrumental in the passage of the [[Foster Care Independence Act]], which doubled federal monies for teenagers [[aging out]] of [[foster care]].<ref name="nyt102900c">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/29/nyregion/campaigns-soft-pedal-on-children-and-the-poor.html |title=Campaigns Soft-Pedal on Children and the Poor |author=Sengupta, Somini |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 29, 2000}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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