We have heard the trumpets. We have changed the guard. And now each in our 
own way, and with God's help, we must answer the call.

                                                    President Bill Clinton
                                                    January 20, 1993


February 17, 1993

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

To accompany my address to the Joint Session of the Congress, I am 
submitting this report, entitled A Vision of Change for America. This 
report describes the comprehensive economic plan I am proposing for the 
nation.

I am asking you to join with the American people in their call for change. 
My vision is one of fundamental change to invest in people, to reward hard 
work and restore fairness, and to recognize our families and communities 
as the cornerstones of America's strength.

For more than a decade, our government has been caught in the grip of the 
failed policy of trickle-down economics. While the rich get richer, 
middle-class Americans pay more taxes to their government and get less in 
return. My plan will put an end to government that benefits the privileged 
few and mark the beginning of an economic strategy that puts people first.

My plan has three key elements: economic stimulus to create jobs now while
laying the foundation for long-term economic growth; long-term public 
investments to increase the productivity of our people and businesses; and 
a serious, fair, and balanced deficit-reduction plan to stop the 
government from draining the private investments that generate jobs and 
increase incomes.

The change will not be easy, but the cost of not changing is far greater.
We must ensure that our children's generation is not the first to do worse 
than their parents. We must restore the American dream.

We have already heard the clamor of the powerful special interests who 
oppose change because they profit from the status quo. But the American 
people have demanded change, and it is our responsibility to answer their 
call. With that in mind, I ask for your help and support to restore our 
economy and give our people hope.