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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: calgal who wrote (129631)2/28/2001 11:25:37 AM
From: calgal  Respond to of 769670
 
Bush v. Clinton: 'A New Approach'

washingtonpost.com
Tuesday, February 27, 2001

President Bush outlined a "new approach for governing our great country" in his first nationally televised address to a joint session of Congress (see the complete text and video). Bush's predecessor, Bill Clinton, similarly promised to chart a new course in his first address to Congress in 1993, saying, "Our nation needs a new direction" (see the text).

When it comes to the actual policies both presidents outlined, how different or similar were they really? Use the links in the chart below to compare Bush's statements on key policy areas to statements on the same issues from some of Clinton's State of the Union addresses:

The Budget Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Campaigns/Elections Bush in 2001 Clinton in 1999

Defense Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Education Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Environment Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Foreign Policy Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Health Care Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Medicare Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Role of Government Bush in 2001 Clinton in 1996

Social Security Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

Taxes Bush in 2001 Clinton in 2000

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