Bloomberg: “There Is No Evidence Her Senate Trips, Which Ranged In Cost From Less Than $200 To Upwards Of $3,000 Per Flight, Ran Afoul Of Senate Rules, Which Were Tightened By A 2007 Ethics Law.” [Bloomberg, 1/29/15] CLINTON FOUNDATION AND HAITI THE CLINTONS BECAME EXTENSIVELY INVOLVED IN HAITI REBUILDING AFTER THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT, THE UNITED NATIONS, THE FOUNDATION, AND SEPARATE AID FUNDS Washington Post: After Haiti’s 2010 Earthquake, The Clintons “Helped Mobilize An Effort In Which International Donors Pledged $10.4 Billion, Including $3.9 Billion From The United States.” “With former president Clinton assigned by the United Nations to head up the emergency recovery effort and Hillary Clinton guiding official U.S. assistance as secretary of state, the couple helped a relief effort that has included some of the world’s richest people, biggest celebrities and most successful businesses. The Clintons also helped mobilize an effort in which international donors pledged $10.4 billion, including $3.9 billion from the United States.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15] Washington Post: Clinton Foundation Haiti Programs Include Helping “2,000 Small Farmers, An Artisan-Goods Company That Employs More Than 300 People, A Fish-Farming Operation, A Cholera Treatment Center And Improvements To Schools In Some Of Haiti’s Poorest Slums.” “Greg Milne, director of the Clinton Foundation’s Haiti Program, said projects include efforts that have helped more than 2,000 small farmers, an artisan-goods company that employs more than 300 people, a fish-farming operation, a cholera treatment center and improvements to schools in some of Haiti’s poorest slums.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15] Washington Post: Clinton Successes “Have Come Amid Haiti’s Chaotic Political Situation… Which Is Marked By Endemic Corruption, Weak Institutions…That Have Historically Made It Extremely Difficult For Development Efforts To Succeed.” “Clinton supporters also point out that their successes have come amid Haiti’s chaotic political situation — parliament is not functioning and President Michel Martelly, dogged by scandal, is ruling with virtually no checks on his power — which is marked by endemic corruption, weak institutions, poverty, poor public education, terrible roads and other factors that have historically made it extremely difficult for development efforts to succeed.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15] …AND SOME HAVE CRITICIZED THEM FOR PERCEIVED SLOW PROGRESS AND A LACK OF FOCUS ON HAITI’S WORST-OFF CITIZENS Washington Post: “The Clintons Are Facing A Growing Backlash That Too Little Has Been Accomplished In The Past Five Years.” “Nevertheless, the Clintons are facing a growing backlash that too little has been accomplished in the past five years and that some of the most high-profile projects they have backed — including a just-opened Marriott, another luxury hotel and the industrial park — have helped foreign investors and Haiti’s wealthy elites more than its poor.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15] Washington Post: Some Of The Most High-Profile Clinton Projects, “Including A Just-Opened Marriott, Another Luxury Hotel And The Industrial Park…Have Helped Foreign Investors And Haiti’s Wealthy Elites More Than Its Poor.” “Nevertheless, the Clintons are facing a growing backlash that too little has been accomplished in the past five years and that some of the most high-profile projects they have backed — including a just-opened Marriott, another luxury hotel and the industrial park — have helped foreign investors and Haiti’s wealthy elites more than its poor.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]