That's why I think the progress that we've made in offering tax credits for those to afford to be able to have a minimum set of health care -- a minimum standard of health care that allows us not to pay for their health care in that sense, and to get the health care that they need.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The unabashed liberal fought for civil rights, environmental causes, farmers, hikes in the minimum wage and health-care reform.

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If we act in these areas -- minimum wage, family leave, child care, health care and the safety of our children -- we will begin to meet our generation's historic responsibility to strengthen our families for the 21st century.

CNN: Prepared Text of Clinton's State of the Union speech

At minimum -- at minimum, I think it's very important that we've got dental care for our kids. (Applause.) Because what happens is, is that if we can keep our children's teeth healthy, then usually that means they've got healthy teeth as adults.

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The Democratic Party's stance of supporting child-care, equal pay for equal work and raising the minimum wage rallies women and Latinos behind the party, said Olga Vives, a Cuban-American who is vice-president of the National Organization for Women.

CNN: Women, minorities faithful to Democrats

It recently passed laws raising the minimum wage and requiring large employers such as Wal-Mart to pay higher employee health care insurance costs.

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