1993 Bill Clinton speech to a joint session of Congress

Speech by US President Bill Clinton February 2026 1993 Bill Clinton speech to a joint session of Congress The 1993 State of the Union (Address to a Joint Session of the Congress).webm Full video of the speech as published by the White House 9:00 p.m. EST 1 hour, 5 minutes 1993 02 17 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title Unofficial State of the Union Address Bill Clinton Al Gore Tom Foley Previous 1992 State of the Union Address Next 1994 State of the Union Address Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on Wednesday, February 17, 1993. It was his first public address before a joint session. Like a State of the Union Address, it was delivered before the 103rd United States Congress in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.Presidential Economic Address February 17, 1993 March 9, 2024 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?38055-1/presidential-economic-address Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tom Foley, accompanied by Al Gore, the vice president in his capacity as the president of the Senate. The speech was referred to as the presidential economic address or the address on administration goals. During his speech, President Clinton proposed tax increases and spending cuts intended to reduce the federal deficit by 38 percent over four years while revitalizing the nation's economy.Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on Administration Goals February 17, 1993 March 9, 2024 The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-before-joint-session-congress-administration-goals The President hailed the upcoming completion of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt was the designated survivor and did not attend the address in order to maintain a continuity of government.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_cabinet.php Cabinet Members Who Did Not Attend the State of the Union Address www.presidency.ucsb.edu Republican response House Minority Leader Bob Michel of Illinois delivered the Republican response to the address.Republican Party Response to President Clinton's "Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on Administration Goals" February 17, 1993 March 9, 2024 The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-party-response-president-clintons-address-before-joint-session-congress See also First 100 days of the Clinton presidency List of joint sessions of the United States Congress References External links Bill Clinton's First State of the Union Address House of Representatives February 17, 1993 Congressional Record United States Government Publishing Office Washington, DC 139 2 2934–2939 Bound https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1993-pt2/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1993-pt2-7-2.pdf August 19, 2024 Presidential Economic Address February 17, 1993 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?38055-1/presidential-economic-address August 19, 2024 Presidential Economic Address Response February 17, 1993 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?38060-1/presidential-economic-address-response August 19, 2024 1992 State of the Union Address 1994 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1993 joint session speech Category:103rd United States Congress Category:1993 in American politics Category:1993 in Washington, D.C. Category:1993 in the United States Category:1993 speeches Category:February 1993 in the United States Category:Presidency of Bill Clinton Joint session of Congress 1993 Category:Articles containing video clips