1995 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Bill Clinton February 2026 February 2025 1995 State of the Union Address The 1995 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, 24 minutes 1995 01 24 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title State of the Union Address Bill Clinton Al Gore Newt Gingrich Previous 1994 State of the Union Address Next 1996 State of the Union Address The 1995 State of the Union Address was given by the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, on January 24, 1995, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 104th United States Congress. It was Clinton's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Newt Gingrich, accompanied by Al Gore, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate. It was the first address to a Republican-controlled Congress since 1954. This was also the first time a Republican Speaker sat in the chair since 1954. The president discussed his proposals of a New Covenant vision for a smaller government and proposing tax reductions. The president also discussed crime, the Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban, illegal immigration, and the minimum wage. Regarding foreign policy, he urged assistance in Mexico's economic crisis, additional disarmament in cooperation with Russia and other international treaties, stopping North Korea's nuclear weapons program, legislation to fight terrorists, and peace between Israel and its neighbors. Discussion of the failed attempt to overhaul health care was refocused on more limited efforts to protect coverage for those who have health insurance and expand coverage for children. The speech lasted nearly 1 hour and 25 minuteshttp://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses (in minutes) The American Presidency Project Woolley John Peters Gerhard 2011-02-20 and consisted of 9,190 words.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_words.php Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses (in words) The American Presidency Project Woolley John Peters Gerhard 2011-02-20 In terms of word count it is the longest State of the Union speech in history. The president acknowledged many Americans of past and present in his speech. Among them were: Newt Gingrich, the new Speaker of the House Ronald Reagan, who similarly had been president while Congress was controlled by the opposing party; also in the past year he announced his Alzheimer's disease diagnosis Jacklyn H. Lucas, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II The Republican Party response was delivered by Governor Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_response.php List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses The American Presidency Project Woolley John Peters Gerhard 2011-02-20 This was the first response given exclusively by a state governor and, delivered in Trenton, the first outside Washington, DC.https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F6061FFD355E0C778EDDA80894DD494D81 WHITMAN PLEDGES EARLY COMPLETION OF 30% TAX CUT New York Times January 24, 1995 Peterson Iverhttp://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/ID/48468 State of the Union Response: Date January 24, 1995 C-SPAN 2011-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725112732/http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/ID/48468 2011-07-25 dead Conservative William Kristol called the address the "most conservative State of the Union by a Democratic president in history."https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/states/stories/sou012595.htm Clinton Calls for a Centrist 'Social Compact' Washington Post Devroy Ann Ann Devroy January 25, 1995 Federico Peña, the Secretary of Transportation, served as the designated survivor. Immigration In his 1995 State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton said: “All Americans ... are rightly disturbed by the large numbers of illegal aliens entering our country. The jobs they hold might otherwise be held by citizens or legal immigrants. The public service they use impose burdens on our taxpayers.”https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/17/williams-why-dems-changed-course-on-illegal-immigration/ Williams: Why Dems changed course on illegal immigration January 17, 2019 See also Republican Revolution References 2 External links Bill Clinton's Third State of the Union Address 1995 State of the Union Address House of Representatives January 24, 1995 Congressional Record United States Government Publishing Office Washington, DC 141 14 H584–H590 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-1995-01-24/pdf/CREC-1995-01-24-house.pdf August 19, 2024 1995 State of the Union Address January 24, 1995 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?62882-1/1995-state-union-address August 19, 2024 State of the Union Response January 24, 1995 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?62884-1/state-union-response August 19, 2024 1995 State of the Union Response (transcript) 1994 State of the Union Address 1996 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1995 State of the Union Address 1995 State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:Presidency of Bill Clinton Category:Speeches by Bill Clinton Category:Articles containing video clips Category:1990s State of the Union addresses