Pres. Clinton's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1994-2000

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Budget & Economy     Zero deficit, not 11 zeroes, for first time in 30 years.

Civil Rights     Women should get equal pay for equal work.

Drugs     DARE to have drug-free schools.

Education     Goals 2000: public school choice & character education.     America Reads initiative: one million volunteer tutors.     National crusade: educate for 21st century knowledge economy.     Proven formula: higher standards & more accountability.

Energy & Oil     Tax incentive to produce 80 mpg superefficient cars.

Families & Children     Parents controlling what kids watch on TV is not censorship.     No drive-through maternity; no drive-through mastectomy.

Foreign Policy     Make good on our debt to the United Nations.

Government Reform     Reinventing Government: cut 252,000 bureaucrats over 5 years.     Free TV time to candidates for public office.     Reinventing Government: cut $130B by shrinking departments.     Curb campaign spending & ban contributions from noncitizens.

Health Care     Managed care plans save money & improve care.     Protect children from the epidemic of teen smoking.     Patients' Bill of Rights: right to know all medical options.

Principles & Values     New Covenant: responsibility, citizenship, opportunity.     New Covenant: Opportunity and responsibility go hand in hand.

Social Security     Before Social Security, being old meant being poor.     USA accounts: retirement security for the 21st century.

Tax Reform     Increase taxes on top 1.2%; and on no one else.

Technology     Next generation Internet lets the world explore cyberspace.

War & Peace     Today, not a single Russian missile is pointed at America.

Welfare & Poverty     The "E" in EITC is about earning: so reduce marriage penalty.

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