Bill Clinton
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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).
Our efforts are paying off—drunk driving deaths among people under 21 have been cut in half since 1984.
These laws work—alcohol-related crashes involving teenage drivers are down as much as 10-20 percent in those states.
There is established the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy.
I'm very proud that our administration has worked in an unprecedented partnership with our cities, our communities, and especially our mayors.
I have supported and signed into law the bill to minimize the unfunded mandates that tell you what to do without giving you the resources to do it.
I laid out an agenda to send power, capital, and, most important of all, hope to the people who are working hard to make the most of their communities and their own lives.
Those laws serve the American people well, and I will fight to maintain them.
I will not allow oil and gas drilling off our Nation's most sensitive coastlines on my watch.
Balancing the budget in 10 years will require real cuts; it will cause real pain.
America's coastlines are simply too important to our economy and our way of life.
I know it always energizes me to get up in the morning and go to work with a more positive outlook.
We need to grow the middle class and shrink the under class and empower people to make the most of their own lives.
Halifax June 17, 1995 Ladies and gentlemen, I just wanted to say a few words--I'm sure I speak on behalf of all of us here--to thank the people of Halifax and Nova Scotia and the leaders for making us feel so welcome and to say a special…
The United States has always said that Chechnya was a part of Russia and was ultimately a problem that had to be resolved by the people of your nation, consistent with your constitutional laws.
We believe that ultimately in any democracy, all decisions were finally resolved in a political manner in a way that would permit the cycle of violence to be broken.
There has been too much reliance on violence and force, including on the part of the Russian government and the Russian armed forces.





