Martin van Buren25 August 1837
Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis
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Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis
Clinton signs the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, which includes time limits for welfare, work requirements, and assistance for people transitioning to work
Clinton helps create the Office on Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice.
Promotes nationwide immunization against childhood illnesses and encourages older women to seek a mammogram to detect breast cancer, with coverage provided by Medicare.
Promises to develop a plan to unite a nation divided by attitudes to race
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