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Thursday, November 18, 1999

PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE:
WINNING A BUDGET VICTORY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

"This budget is a hard-won victory for the American people. Simply put, it's a budget that meets our priorities, supports our values, and invests in our future."

President Bill Clinton
Thursday, November 18, 1999

Today, President Clinton announced that the White House and Congress have reached agreement on the first budget of the 21st century The budget makes significant progress in education, public safety, the environment, health care for people with disabilities, and many other issues important to the American people.

A Hard-Won Victory for the American People. Highlights of the budget agreement passed today include:

Protects Fiscal Discipline

Keeps Education our Number-One Priority

Hires More Police for our Streets

Invests in a Cleaner Environment

Makes Progress on the New Markets Initiative

Maintains America's Global Leadership

Empowers Families and Communities

Addresses Health Care

Much Work Still Left to Do. The President will continue to push Congress on the following issues:



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