In a raspy voice and with his folksy charm, Bill Clinton preached to the Democratic faithful in Evanston Tuesday morning, campaigning for Hillary Clinton here a week before the Illinois primary.
And no one was more capable of that than Hillary, he said. He traced many of her campaign pledges: criminal justice reform, protection of gay rights, support for small businesses, and fighting for clean energy and a “more inclusive” economy.
As first lady, Hillary worked with Republican majority whip Tom DeLay—”the person who disliked me most in Congress,” Clinton said—to boost support for adoptions of foster kids. She sought help from DeLay because she knew he and his wife were caring for three foster children. “Next thing I know, I’m signing a bill that has a huge tax credit for people who adopt children past infancy.” By the time he left office, there’d been an 80 percent increase nationally in adoptions out of foster care, Clinton said. “She did that all by herself.”
