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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton is a "populist leaning liberal" on the issues, [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)... by the end of his term than before Clinton took office.
Longest economic expansion in American history. Raised education standards, increased school choice, and doubled education and training investment. Enacted sweeping gun safety legislation. Family and Medical Leave Act for 20 million Americans. Lowest poverty rate in 20 years. Deactivated more than 1,700 nuclear warheads from the former Soviet Union. Protected millions of acres of American land. Paid off $360 billion of the national debt. Converted the largest budget deficit in American history to the largest surplus. Most diverse cabinet in history up until that time. Clinton pushed to extend modern liberal ideals especially in the areas of health care (where he failed) and environmental protection (where he had success).
The list goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on...