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Announced a breakthrough agreement with
the media and entertainment industry to develop a
television ratings system to enable parents to protect their children from
violence and adult
content. |
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Gave parents greater control over what
their children watch on television by requiring the installation
of anti-violence screening chips (“V-chips”) in all new televisions. |
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Proposed targeted measures to cut off
children’s access to tobacco products and to reduce their appeal to children. |
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Established a Childhood Immunization
Initiative to ensure vaccinations and healthy futures for
all children. In 1995, the immunization rate for two-year-old children reached
75%, a historic high. |
| Enabled workers to take up to 12 weeks
of unpaid leave to care for a family member without
fear of losing their jobs. (Family and Medical Leave Act) |
| The President has proposed expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act to better help workers care for their families without sacrificing their work obligations. The expansion will allow workers to take up to 24 hours of unpaid leave per year in support of their children’s educational needs, older relatives’ health care and other family medical and dental obligations. |
| Proposed an employee-choice flex-time initiative that will allow workers to agree with their employers to work overtime in exchange for up to 80 hours of paid time-off (“flex-time”). Under the President’s proposal, workers could choose to receive time-and-a-half in flex-time or in cash pay for each hour of overtime and could use their accumulated flex-time for any purpose. |
| Provided tax relief for 15 million
working families by increasing the Earned Income Tax
Credit to allow more families to qualify for tax rebates. |
| Helped families move from welfare to
work by authorizing 40 states to bypass existing welfare
rules and set time limits on benefits, require recipients to work or stay
in school, provide child care
and give employers incentives to hire welfare recipients. These waivers
are making work and
responsibility a way of life for 75% of all welfare recipients. |
| Collected a record $11 billion in child
support in 1995 through tougher enforcement, almost a 40%
increase over 1992. |
| Issued an Executive Order to help track
down federal workers who fail to pay child support. |
| Worked with community, business and
religious leaders to form a national campaign to reduce teen
pregnancy. |
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