Last 40 years timeline

  • Regan election of 1980

    cutting taxes- The core of this proposal was a version of the Kemp-Roth bill providing a 25 percent across-the-board cut in personal marginal tax rates. By reducing marginal tax rates and improving economic incentives, ERTA would increase the flow of resources into production, boosting economic growth. Opponents used static revenue projections to argue that ERTA would be a giveaway to the rich because their tax payments would fall.
  • Clinton - Election of 1992

    American Free Trade Agreement-His Remarks on Signing the North American Free Trade Agreement were delivered at the ceremony in which he signed the landmark treaty to remove trade barriers between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
  • Regan election of 1984

    spending cuts-The economy dipped in the middle of Reagan's first term, as the tax cuts of 1981 combined with military spending created record budget deficits. However, the economy started to round out by the time the 1984 presidential election came around.
  • Bush HW election of 1988

    -the americans with disabilities act-The Americans with Disabilities Act, first signed into law by George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990, prohibits discrimination against the disabled within the workplace and also ensures that all public entities at the local and state level offer equal opportunities to those with disabilities. -federal budget-The Budget Enforcement Act (1990) created caps for discretionary spending and created "pay-as-you-go" (PAYGO) rules for taxes and certain entitlement prog
  • Clinton - Election of 1996

    financial aid to Russia-United States will support Russia's efforts to get additional financial aid from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to deal with its economic crisis, which has sent stocks in Moscow plunging and the interest rate soaring.
  • George W bush election of 2000

    No funds to international groups that offer abortion. (Jan 2001)
  • George W Bush election of 2004

    Increased foreign aid by 65% from 2002 to 2006.
  • Oboma election of 2008

    ObamaCare asks insurance companies to provide contraceptives. Extend presumption of good faith to abortion protesters.