President Clinton: Working Hard for Alaska
Greater Prosperity, Safer Communities, Stronger Families

President Clinton Has Delivered on His Promises—Making Alaska a Better Place to Live and Work.   President Clinton has been a leader on the issues the people of Alaska care about. President Clinton has delivered:

	A Growing Economy: Unemployment in Alaska has dropped from 8.0% to 7.3%. Our nation has the lowest combined rate of unemployment, inflation, and mortgage rates since 1968. Consumer confidence is at its highest level in six years, real wages are rising for the first time in a decade, and homeownership is at a 15-year high.
	New Jobs: 10.5 million new jobs created nationwide under President Clinton.
	Stronger Families: The Family and Medical Leave Act protects 66,000 workers in Alaska—allowing them to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth of a child or to take care of a sick family member without fear of losing their jobs. Teen pregnancy is falling, the poverty rate is decreasing, and the number of people on welfare is declining.
	Increased Access to Education: 8,800 students in Alaska can benefit from the President’s reformed student loan program.
	Cut the Deficit in Half: Reducing the burden of national debt for every Alaska family of four by $15,000.
	A Tax Cut: By expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, the President cut taxes for 20,300 working families in Alaska and 15 million working families nationwide.
	Safer Streets and Communities: The President’s Crime Bill puts 105 new police officers on Alaska’s streets.  “Three Strikes and You’re Out,” the Brady Bill, the Assault Weapons Ban, and community policing are working. Our nation’s crime rate is down. The number of murders reported has dropped 8%—one of the largest drops in three decades.
	Renewed Growth in Key Industries: After a decade of enormous job losses in construction, manufacturing, and autos, these industries have made a remarkable recovery—more than one million new jobs created under this Administration.

Fighting for a Balanced Budget That Reflects Our Values: Now we are fighting for a balanced budget that will lift the burden of debt off our children and reflect American values—a balanced budget that:

	Honors our commitment to give America’s seniors the health care they deserve.
	Protects investment in our young people’s futures—Head Start, access to college.
	Protects America’s clean water and air, national parks, and our public health.
	Preserves tax fairness for America’s working families.

Paid for by Clinton/Gore ’96 General Committee, Inc.