CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SECURITY FOR ALL AMERICANS
*    Signed the Economic Package, August 10, 1993.
*    The economy created 7.7 million new jobs in the first 34 months of this Administration.
*    Passed the largest deficit-cutting plan in history -- saving more than $1 trillion over seven years.
*    On track for three consecutive years of deficit reduction -- for the first time since Harry Truman.
*    Cut federal spending by $255 billion over 5 years.
*    Made new tax cuts available to over 90% of small businesses.
*    Unemployment has fallen from 7% when President Clinton took office to its current rate of 5.6%
*    Lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation since 1968.
*    1994 real GDP growth was the highest in a decade.
*    Proposed a plan to balance the budget while protecting critical investments in education.

PROMOTING A FUTURE OF OPPORTUNITY
*    Increased Head Start funding by almost $760 million.
*    Passed the Student Loan Reform Act, August 10, 1993.
*    Implemented the National Service Act, September 21, 1993.
*    Signed the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, March 31, 1994.
*    Enacted the School-to-Work Opportunities Act on May 4, 1994.
*    Signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization

MAKING COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS SAFE FOR OUR FAMILIES
*    Passed the toughest most comprehensive Crime Bill ever, September 13, 1994
*    Signed the Brady Bill, November 30, 1993.
*    Enacted the Assault Weapons Ban as part of the Crime Bill.
*    Put 100,000 new police on the street -- nearly 31,000 more officers have been funded.
*    Signed the Violence Against Women Act as part of the Crime Bill.
*    Signed the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Act, October 20, 1994.
*    Issued Presidential Directive enforcing a "Zero Tolerance" gun policy in schools, October 22, 1994
*    Submitted and fought for the most comprehensive Drug Control budget ever.

MAKING GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER AND COST LESS
*    Already cut the Federal Workforce by over 200,000 -- on the way to lowest level in 30 years.
*    Abolishing 16,000 pages of obsolete regulations and rewriting 31,000 more pages.
*    $58 billion in savings are already in the bank. $46 billion in savings are still to come.
*    Over 180 new recommendations will save $70 billion. Eliminated 284 federal advisory committees.
*    Developed government-wide Customer Service Standards for the first time.
*    Appointed the most diverse Cabinet and Administration in history.
*    Signed the most important federal procurement act ever to streamline government purchasing.
*    Reformed Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation to protect 8.5 million pensions.
*    Signed the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, March 22, 1995.

CREATING OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICA'S COMMUNITIES
*    Created nine Economic Empowerment Zones and 95 Enterprise Communities.
*    Signed the Community Development Banking Financial Institutions Act, Sept. 23, 1994.
*    Signed the Interstate Banking Bill, September 29, 1994.
*    Instituted the Defense Reinvestment and Conversion Initiative.
*    Reformed the Community Reinvestment Act to focus on performance rather than paperwork.
*    Made the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Mortgage Revenue Bond Program permanent.

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
*    Issued a new executive order to require polluters to disclose information to the public and expanded the public's right-to-know about toxic releases.
*    Launched "reinventing environmental regulation" to cut red tape and better protect public health.
*    Issued a new standard to cut pollution from chemical plants 90% by 1997.
*    Signed executive orders to increase recycling and cut pollution in federal buildings.
*    Signed the California Desert Protection Act, October 31, 1994.
*    Issued a new standard to cut pollution from incinerators 95%.
*    Introduced comprehensive Safe Drinking Water and Superfund reforms.
*    Developed a plan to restore Florida's Everglades.
*    Ended decades of conflict over the allocation of California Bay-Delta water.

PROMOTING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS
*    Passed the Family and Medical Leave Act, February 5, 1993.
*    Signed a comprehensive Child Immunization Plan.
*    Revoked the Reagan/Bush restrictions on abortion counseling ("the gag rule"), abortions in military hospitals, "Mexico City" policy and RU-486 imports.
*    Increased Ryan White CARE Act funding for outpatient AIDS care over 100% in first 3 budgets.
*    Put the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) on a full-funding path.
*    Increased funding 65% for breast cancer research.
*    As part of the balanced budget plan, introduced health care reform initiative which strengthens Medicare and expands coverage.
*    Proposed a $1.3 billion increase in veterans' benefits -- of which $1 billion will be directed to the VA health system to provide treatment for 43,000 more veterans.

PRESERVING AND STRENGTHENING OUR FAMILIES
*    Expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit providing tax relief for 15 million working families.
*    Introduced the Work and Responsibility Act - comprehensive welfare reform.
*    Passed the Family Support and Preservation Program.
*    Passed major funding increases for homeless programs in both Houses.
*    Approved 35 waivers to states permitting comprehensive welfare reform demonstrations.
*    Collected a record $10 billion in child support through enforcement in 1994.
*    Signed the Social Security Independent Agency Act.
*    Increased adoption and foster care funds by almost $600 million from 1994-1995.

RESTORING TRUST IN OUR GOVERNMENT
*    Signed the National Voter Registration Act (Motor-Voter), May 20, 1993.
*    Eliminated the tax deduction for lobbying expenses.
*    Imposed strictest Administration ethics guidelines in history.
*    Barred top officials from becoming foreign lobbyists after leaving government.
*    Signed the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 -- the first overhaul of lobbying rules in 50 years.
*    Fought for passage of and signed into law the Congressional Accountability Act, January 22, 1995.
*    Fought for passage of line-item veto and campaign finance.

OPENING FOREIGN MARKETS TO AMERICAN GOODS
*    Signed NAFTA into law, December 8, 1993, which will create hundreds of thousands of US jobs.
*    Signed GATT into law, December 8, 1994, the largest trade agreement in history.
*    Secured free-trade commitments from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders.
*    Hosted Summit of the Americas and agreed to negotiate a Free Trade Area of the Americas by 2005
*    Developed National Export Strategy, eliminating outdated export controls on $35 billion in exports.
*    Opened 15 different market sectors in Japan ranging from telecommunications procurement to rice.
*    Reached historic agreement with Japan on opening its automotive market to billions of dollars worth of American cars and parts.
*    Reached agreement with China to provide intellectual property rights protection for billions of dollars worth of U.S. exports.

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
*    Helped Israel and Jordan achieve an historic peace treaty and Israel and the Palestinians fulfill their historic accord.
*    Contributed to an historic cease-fire in Northern Ireland.
*    Restored democratically elected Haitian President Aristide to power; will continue to stop the flow of refugees to Florida.
*    Undertook, with NATO allies and UN, military and diplomatic actions to alleviate the suffering and lead the effort to broker a comprehensive peace agreement in Bosnia.
*    Russian nuclear missiles are no longer pointed at our cities.
*    Persuaded Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan to give up the nuclear weapons left on their land when the Soviet Union collapsed.
*    Agreed to framework with North Korea that freezes and leads to the eventual elimination of North Korea s dangerous nuclear program.
*    Led the international effort to secure the indefinite and unconditional extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) further reducing the danger of nuclear proliferation around the world.
*    Working to prevent nuclear weapons from ending up in the hands of terrorists or international criminals.
*    Air-lifted more than half a ton of vulnerable, highly enriched uranium, enough to make dozens of nuclear bombs, from Kazakhstan to safe storage.
*    Assisted South Africa's transition to democracy, providing support for elections and development.
*    Bringing the nations of Europe closer:
-- Modernizing NATO;
-- Working with Russia;
-- Reforming the former Soviet Union economies
*    Waging a tough counter-terrorism campaign with stronger laws and more training for law enforcement.
*    Maintaining strong sanctions against states that sponsor terrorism and defy the rule of rule, such as Iran, Iraq, Libya and Sudan.
*    Sent our planes, ships and troops to turn back a new Iraqi threat to the Persian Gulf.