Why Is Bill Clinton Successful

Cole Hill
Miss Van
ENC 1101
22 Nov. 2012
Bill Clinton: Most Successful President Since the establishment of our Nation in 1776, we have had 44 Presidents of the United States of America. Of these 44 leaders, the most successful in my opinion was Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States. Bill Clinton served our country for two terms from January 20, 1993 to January 20, 2001. During his administration the United States enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any other time in its history. Bill Clinton’s accomplishments as President include the creation of millions of new jobs, the lowest unemployment rate in 30 years, the lowest crime rate in 26 years, the passing of the Brady Bill, going from a record budget
There was a steady decrease in crime for eight consecutive years that Clinton served as President of the United States. This was the longest continuous crime decrease in United States history. The violent crime rate decreased 27 percent and the murder rate decreased 25 percent. One reason for this decrease was the 1994 Crime Bill in which President Clinton enacted a new initiative to gain funding for 100,000 new police officers across the nation and 2,600 police officers to work in schools to help improve school safety. The 1994 Crime Bill also included a ban on the manufacturing and importation of 19 deadly assault weapons. Clinton signed the Brady Bill in 1993 which required a waiting period and a background check for anyone who wanted to purchase guns. Thanks to these Bills, more than half a million felons, fugitives, domestic abusers and other prohibited persons have been denied the purchase of guns and there was a 40 percent decline in gun crime by the end of Clinton’s second term. In 1994, the Clinton administration passed the Violence Against Women Act which improved the criminal justice system’s response to domestic violence and went on to establish the National Domestic Violence hotline. President Clinton signed Megan’s Law and the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, requiring states to set up sex offender registration
Clinton used taxes to build thousands of public schools and to help turn around the worst performing schools. Thousands of teachers were hired to reduce the size of classes so that children could receive more individual attention from the teachers. He challenged Americans to unite to be sure that every child could read well and independently by the third grade. Clinton opened the doors of college to all Americans by proposing and passing HOPE Scholarships and Lifetime Learning tax credits. He expanded the Work Study Program and increased the maximum Pell Grant award by 43 percent. Student loans were made more affordable by lowering fees and interest rates and making repayment terms more flexible. Clinton enacted the largest investment in education in 30 years and doubled student aid to nearly 60