Clinton Iowa

The Clinton-Gore Administration has greatly accelerated the cleanup of contaminated sites, protecting communities and revitalizing local economies by returning land to productive use. ... [Read More]

Iowa
Smallest Deficit Among Major Economies. Under President Clinton, the deficit has been cut by more than80% -- from a record $290 billion in 1992 to an expected $37 billion this year. ...

15,700 new manufacturing jobs in Iowa since 1993 -- afteronly 1,800 have been created in the four years before President Clinton took office. ...

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 combined underPresident Clinton. ... [Read More]

Iowa
As part of the Clinton-Gore Administration’s efforts to clean up Brownfields, the EPA has awarded grants to the Iowa communities of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, and Coralville for environmental clean-up and economic revitalization. This project is intended to jump-start local clean-up efforts by providing funds to return unproductive, abandoned, contaminated urban properties to productive use. ...

PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Iowa ... [Read More]

Iowa
As part of the Clinton-Gore Administration’s efforts to clean up Brownfields, the EPA has awarded grants to the Iowa communities of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, and Coralville for environmental clean-up and economic revitalization. This project is intended to jump-start local clean-up efforts by providing funds to return unproductive, abandoned, contaminated urban properties to productive use. ...

PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Iowa ... [Read More]

Clinton-Gore Administration Accomplishments for Iowa
Revitalizing Brownfields in Iowa: As part of the Clinton-Gore Administration's efforts to clean up Brownfields, the EPA has awarded grants to the Iowa communities of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, and Coralville for environmental clean-up and economic revitalization. This project is intended to jump-start local clean-up efforts by providing funds to return unproductive, abandoned, contaminated urban properties to productive use. ...

Reducing Crime with Drug Courts: Working to reduce drug-related crime in Iowa, the Clinton Administration has awarded a Drug Court grant to the community of Des Moines. The Administration had previously awarded a grant to the Iowa community of Council Bluffs. Drug courts use the coercive power of the criminal justice system to combine drug testing, sanctions, supervision and treatment to push nonviolent, drug-abusing offenders to stop using drugs and committing crimes. ... [Read More]

Clinton-Gore Administration Accomplishments for Iowa
Over 7,000 Children in Head Start: 7,010 Iowa children were enrolled in Head Start in 1999. In FY00, Iowa will receive $39.7 million in Head Start funding, an increase of $19.5 million over 1993. More High-Quality Teachers With Smaller Classes for Iowa's Schools: Thanks to the Class Size Reduction Initiative, Iowa received $9.4 million in 1999 to hire about 243 new, well-prepared public school teachers and reduce class size in the early grades. President Clinton secured funding for a second installment of the plan, giving Iowa an additional $10.2 million in 2000. Nearly $4 Million in Goals 2000 Funding: This year [FY00], Iowa receives $3.9 million in Goals 2000 funding. This money is used to raise academic achievement by raising academic standards, increasing parental and community involvement in education, expanding the use of computers and technology in classrooms, and supporting high-quality teacher professional development. [Education Department, 12/3/99] $2.7 Million for Tec ... [Read More]