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President Bill Clinton announced his economic program in his first address to a joint session of Congress. He proposed a stringent system of tax increases and spending cuts intended to reduc…

President Clinton briefed reporters on the impact of the federal government shutdown on various programs. He again called on the House to vote to reopen the government as the Senate had alre…

Former President Bill Clinton and Bill Gates were interviewed by Tamron Hall about debt, taxes, health care costs, immigration, and education. “Shaping America’s Future” Major Trends, New I…

Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the Campus Progress conference. He talked about about the current federal deficit and debt talks, praising President Obama for his handling of the econ…

Gwen Ifill interviewed former President Bill Clinton about the federal budget deficit and national debt. He talked about House Republican budget plan and its cuts to Medicare. He referred to…

Prior to a budget negotiation meeting, President William Jefferson Clinton and Republican leaders, Speaker of the House, Representative Newt Gingrich, R-Georgia and Senate Majority Leader Bo…

President Bill Clinton briefs reporters on the latest developments in the budget negotiations. He criticized the announcement by the House Republican conference that it will not agree to ano…

President Bill Clinton announced from the podium in the White House Press Briefing Room the current status of a partial government shutdown. The president vetoed the continuing resolution of…

Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Former President Clinton talked about reducing the federal deficit at the 2010 Fiscal Summit held at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. In his remar…

In a Rose Garden ceremony before a large audience, President Bill Clinton signed a document vetoing Republican-backed budget legislation that provided for $800 billion in tax cuts over the n…

President Bill Clinton signed the Line Item Veto Act. This legislation would grant the President the authority to veto separate portions of spending bills.

In the annual State of the Union address, President Clinton outlined in greater detail many of the proposals upon which he campaigned. He called for action on a variety of fronts by Congress…

President Clinton spoke to reporters about the projected budget surplus and urged the new administration to be fiscally responsible in their approach to budget policy. Following his remarks …

President Bill Clinton signed the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Act into law. He outlined some of the areas of increased spending and new programs that are funded in the budget.

In his weekly radio address, President Bill Clinton talked about federal budget negotiations and some of the accomplishments of his administration.

President Clinton talked about the status of federal budget negotiations. He also commented on the situation in the Middle East. He did not answer any questions.

President Clinton spoke to reporters about a failed bipartisan agreement on labor and education bills. He said that Republican leadership had been swayed by business interests and were actin…

President Clinton talked with reporters about the remaining budget negotiations. He answered media questions.

Democratic leaders called for action on their education plan which would increase spending on teachers and building repair and construction. President Bill Clinton then spoke to an enthusias…

President Clinton spoke about his veto of a Republican estate tax bill that would eliminate the estate tax. He said that the plan would only benefit the rich and potentially harm the economy…