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 have the opportunity and the deepest of obligations to leave our children and our grandchildren a healthy, thriving planet.
My Administration has made addressing the threat of global climate change one of our top environmental priorities.
I've tried to move our party and to move our country away from sort of yesterday's categorical, partisan name calling toward a genuine debate over new ideas.
Every State should do this for first-time teachers just the way they do it for lawyers and doctors.
The Brady bill is about as good an example as any I can think of for what the difference is today.
The Federal Government has a special responsibility to lead in developing clean energy solutions and in reducing Federal energy consumption.
This guidance will change the budgetary treatment of these contracts to be consistent with the unique statutory authority for ESPCs.
Well, I'm surprised you're not shorted out. I'm glad we can hear each other. [Mr. Purcell thanked the President for providing emergency disaster funding for areas suffering losses from the heat wave and asked about relief for agricultural…
Thank you. [Mr. Ray asked what long-range plans the President recommended to help food producers all across the country.]
I went there once, about 26 years ago. It's beautiful. Mr. Ray. Well, a lot of folks would like to have you back, Mr. President.
I know. It was over 100 both days I was out there. [Mr. Doan said that congressional leaders blamed much of the agriculture crisis on 1996 farm legislation. He asked if the President agreed and would support increasing the guaranteed…
Hello, Stewart. What's the temperature down there? Mr. Doan. Right about 100, sir. About the same as it was Saturday when you were out at Chenal.
You sound kind of like a deejay. Secretary Glickman. That's right. You should hear me sing. But we won't do that here. Our first question comes from Shelly Beyer who is with the Brownfield Network out of Jefferson City, Missouri. Shelly…
One at a time. Obviously, it is an obstacle. But I don't think it's an argument for closing off all avenues of opportunity. The country is in a dynamic state now. There's some dynamism there, and there's some reason to believe that, it…
The problem is in the House, and we just have to hope that they will follow the lead of the Senate here. Iran-U.S. Relations
And the Senate passed the International Monetary Fund. Senator Harkin. Yes. And we've got the indemnity fund in there. Senator Conrad. We're about to----
Well, don't you think your bill will pass? I think it'll pass. Senator Dorgan. It passed the Senate. We've got to get it through conference, and I think we'll get it----
The North Dakota Senators--I think North Dakota, I should say for the benefit of the national press, I believe has had the largest drop in farm income in any State of the country by a good stretch. [Senators Kent Conrad and Byron L. Dorgan…
Parents play a central role in the life of our society and our Nation.
Every one of them was absolutely determined that we had to make the changes now to prepare ourselves to retire in ways that didn't impose undue burdens on our children.
The idea behind Social Security is, number one, even though your retirement may be a long way off, you can know that it's going to be there for you.
I hereby proclaim July 27, 1998, as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.





