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William J. Clinton
1993-2001
Democrat
Al Gore
Saturday Night Live Skit
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade lowered trade barriers Established WTO ( World Trade Organization) to
resolve trade disputes
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement U.S., Mexico, Canada agree to free
trade zone
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel agree to a degree of self government
Rabin (killed) & Arafat
Baby Boomers
“Graying” of America Life expectancy rises so… SOCIAL SECURITY- number of
recipients rises rapidly Not enough money? No plan to fix it agreed upon Debate continues today
Health Care Reform
Clinton presented package to ensure health care for all Americans
Critics said it was too expensive Congress rejects plan
Balanced Budget Amendment
U.S. debt $4 trillion 1997 legislation to balance their budget
by 2002, had spending cuts and tax breaks
1998 has budget surplus
Impeachment
Several activities investigated Whitewater- accused of illegal real
estate scheme Monica Lewinski incident- Clinton
accuses of lying under oath December 1998 Clinton impeached Senate found him not GUILTY
Supreme Court Appointments
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer