Within two months of taking office, President Clinton asked Vice President Gore
to do a comprehensive survey of the entire federal government. Vice President
Gore answered the challenge with his
National Performance Review: Creating a Government that Works Better and Costs Less
report, which produced hundreds of specific recommendations and cost savings
reforms to improve the federal government and save taxpayers money. President Clinton and
Vice President Gore are leading a revolution to to give you better service from your government.
In addition, Vice President Gore continues his work to rebuild and
revitalize America's inner cities and rural areas through his leadership
role in the
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program.
During his eight years as a Congressman and eight years as a Senator,
Vice President Gore became a nationally recognized leader in the areas
of
science, space and technology policy
. He continues his leadership role in these areas as Vice President.
Vice President Gore, having first coined the term "information
superhighway" 17 years ago, is the recognized public leader in the
development of the
National Information Infrastructure (NII).
Vice President Gore is a recognized leader on
foreign policy
because of his mastery of the intricacies of these issues.
When President Clinton signed into law the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 on September 13, 1994, he designated the
Vice President as Chair of the Act's
Crime Prevention Council.
The Vice President established the
GLOBE
program to increase environmental awareness among children around the world.
The Vice President is committed to supporting and strengthening
America's families
and exploring issues of concern to them.