President Bill Clinton, was a Democrat from Arkansas, his campaign was focused “like a laser beam” on the economy, unemployment, deficit, healthcare, and welfare reform. Clinton worked with Congress and was able to pass and reform several programs while in office.
Some of the domestic issues Clinton addressed was the welfare reform and he was able to keep his campaign promise to “end welfare as we know it.” To improve the economy he was able to increase the minimum wage to $5.15 per hour.
The welfare reform included: replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with a system of block grants to the states dropped the eligibility of legal immigrants for welfare assistance until after the first five years