We must work even harder to make sure that as our Nation races forward, we give everyone a chance to come along.
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).
How can keeping our economic growth going by preventing this financial contagion from hitting us be a partisan issue?
If you want progress, vote for us; if you want partisanship, vote for them.
Child poverty has dropped more in the past 4 years than any 4-year period in nearly 30 years.
The unique opportunity to save Social Security must not be squandered.
It is my strong hope that India and Pakistan will join the list and thereby reduce nuclear tensions in South Asia.
This legislation helps us meet that challenge by providing up to $250 million over 3 years in new funding to educate and train Americans for the jobs of the future.
In short, it contains new investments in training, tougher enforcement, and new protections for U.S. workers.
The right thing to do is for us all to focus on what's best for the American people.
Our growing economy continues to raise incomes, lift millions out of poverty, and extend opportunity.
We stand for taking average class sizes down to 18, and putting 100,000 teachers out there.
I am pleased that the House of Representatives has moved quickly to pass a bipartisan compromise to address a shortage of skilled workers.
The poverty rate fell to 13.3 percent, and while we still have plenty of room for improvement, the African-American poverty rate fell to another record low.
Milosevic must act immediately to heed the will of the international community.
Mr. Mandela waited a very long time to actually do something for his people, rather than just to be something to keep their hearts and hopes alive.
Together we fought for and won the biggest increase in children's health care in more than 3 decades to insure up to 5 million uninsured children.
Together we have opened the doors of higher education with the HOPE scholarship, more Pell grants, tax credits for all higher education, deductible student loans.
Americans as one today, across all the lines that divide us, pay tribute to your struggle, to your achievement, and to the inspiration you have given us to do better.
Nobody should have to give up being a good parent to succeed in the workplace.
The resolution places responsibility squarely on President Milosevic to take the concrete steps necessary to prevent a major humanitarian disaster and restore peace in the region.
The international community is determined to see an end to the violence and repression in Kosovo.





