The document describes the economic growth and job creation during Bill Clinton's presidency from 1992 to 2000. It notes an almost 8-year period of economic growth at 4% per year, reducing the deficit to a surplus. Unemployment fell to 3.9%, its lowest in 3 decades, while inflation, poverty, and home ownership all increased. The stock market grew significantly over this period as well. It also discusses several policy initiatives and debates during Clinton's terms, such as healthcare reform and campaign finance reform, as well as government shutdowns over balancing the budget.

1.  “Longest Economic Growth Ever in US history”-almost 8
years
 Stats-Economic Growth - 4%/year (normally 2%)
 Deficit to Surplus
◦ 1992 -$290 billion, 2000 +167 billion, no debt by 2013
 Created Jobs
◦ Unemployment 3.9% lowest in 3 decades, H.W. Bush 7.8%
 Inflation Fell-1.9% in 1999, H.W. Bush-13%
 Poverty Rate Fell-2.4 % in 2000, H.W. Bush- 14.2%
 Home Ownership-66.8%, Highest Ever
 Stock Market – 1990 $3 Trillion 2000- $15 Trillion

2.  Raised Taxes on Wealthiest 1% ($450,000)
 Cap on Medicare repealed
 Raised taxable amount of Social Security
◦ Today $106,000 @ 6.2%
 Lowered Taxes on 15 million low-income
Americans

3.  Mandatory 5 day Waiting Period to buy a hand
gun
 Why??
◦ Psychological Check
◦ Criminal Record Check
◦ Know exactly who has a gun

4.  Found in the mid-term elections of 1994
 Authored by the Republicans to take back
Congress
 Led by Speaker Newt Gingrich (R, GA)
 10 Bills that would be passed immediately
focusing on problems that directly affect
Americans lives
 Bring the power back to Congress

5.  Shutdown of the Federal Govt.-November 13,
1995-over balancing budget for fiscal year 2002
 2nd Shutdown of the Federal Govt.-December 17,
1995-no passports, welfare, medicare

6.  Health Care
◦ Tried to pass Universal Health Care for all Americans,
driven by Hillary, again in 2008
 Campaign Finance Reform
◦ Reforms in how much money candidates can receive
from donors
 Homosexuals in the Military- “Don’t ask, Don’t
Tell”

7.  Health Care
◦ Tried to pass Universal Health Care for all Americans,
driven by Hillary, again in 2008
 Campaign Finance Reform
◦ Reforms in how much money candidates can receive
from donors
 Homosexuals in the Military- “Don’t ask, Don’t
Tell”