In America, we rise or fall together; our public life depends on it.
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).
The terms of the statute should be construed narrowly to create uniform Federal rules for Y2K actions in the areas specified in the bill.
I hope that the business community redoubles its efforts at remediation.
We need your help as much as ever in our most enduring challenge as a nation, the challenge of creating one America.
I want to express, again, my strong determination to obtain ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
This is extraordinary, time-limited legislation designed to deal with an exceptional and unique circumstance of national significance—the Y2K computer problem.
Everything President Johnson worked for and dreamed of that he thought could happen after all these years has still not reached quite a large number of your fellow Americans.
The American people consistently have supported it for more than 40 years now.
Behind every watershed event of the civil rights struggle, lawyers, many pro bono, remain vigilant, securing equal rights for employment, education, housing, voting, and citizenship for all Americans.
The country was in trouble; we elected the Clinton-Gore administration; they had friends and allies in the Government and the Congress and in the private sector; they implemented their ideas.
I believe it is strongly in our interest to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
I believe that we can keep this economy going better if we get people to invest in the areas that have felt none of our recovery.
It would be a tragedy for our security and for our children's future to let this opportunity slip away.
Today's Justice Department statistics confirm that our strategy of more police on the street and fewer guns in the hands of criminals is working. Violent crime has now dropped by 27 percent since 1993, and overall crime has fallen to an…
We will continue to work closely with Congress to seek expedited action for funding.
Nothing will do more to prepare all of our people to succeed in the 21st century than strengthening our public schools.
I think anything that Syria does to disassociate itself from terrorists is a positive step in the right direction.
The bill will harm U.S. efforts to halt the Iranian nuclear weapons program.
Tomorrow and every tomorrow from now on, you will be able to stand up with greater confidence in what you believe because it works.
It's not open to debate that the approach we took on crime... we have the lowest crime rate in 26 years.





