Bill Clinton
The Public Record
Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
We should not be recklessly spending money on an excessive tax cut before we take action to ensure that all seniors have the potentially life-saving choice of a prescription drug benefit.
Pat Leahy is one of the ablest and most visionary legislators and one of the finest people I have ever served with in 25 years of public life.
It seems to me that even though I love to hear you cheer for me and for where we are and what we've done, the real issue is, what are we going to do with this moment of prosperity?
I believe that the computer and the Internet give us a chance to move more people out of poverty more quickly than at any time in all of human history.
I commend the Governor and the legislature for their efforts to enact key gun safety measures.
H.R. 2418 would not result in a fairer system for all patients in this country.
There is no reason—not to pass the prescription drug benefit on Medicare and not to pass the school construction bill this year.
I want to thank you for all the support you've given me and for all the work you've done for America.
The Congress should follow their lead and make passage of commonsense gun legislation its top priority.
This year, this election year, imposes on all of us an historic responsibility.
Last night the Maryland Legislature took an important step forward to address the problem of gun violence by passing commonsense gun legislation.
The effects of the current organ allocation policies established by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) are inequitable.
I challenge the Congress to enact gun safety legislation before the one-year anniversary of the Columbine tragedy on April 20th.
Today I want to issue a national call for action on digital opportunity.
There's nothing we can't do. But we have to work at it, and we have to work together.
It is the greatest opportunity the United States of America has ever had to lift people out of poverty and ignorance.
We can't afford to let a single American treat this election in a casual fashion because of the evident responsibilities we have and because of the opportunities we have.
We have to recognize that we're going to have to make some changes in order for Social Security to mean in the 21st century what it has meant to the 20th century.
Imagine if computers and Internet connections were as common in every community as telephones are today.
No one would even think about designing Medicare without prescription drug coverage.
I have a memory, and I have waited for 35 years for my country to be in a position once again to be free to build the future of our dreams for our children.





