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Senate Legislation
==Political career==
==Political career==
While serving in the Senate, introduced the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, signed December 9, 1991. Directed the President to implement the National High-Performance Computing Program, instrumental in the development of the Internet and the National Research and Education Network .<ref> http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:SN00272:@@@L&summ2=m& </ref> <ref> http://www.computerhistory.org/internet_history/internet_history_90s.shtml </ref>
In the [[United States presidential election, 1992|1992 presidential election]], Democratic nominee [[Bill Clinton]] selected Gore as his running mate. They won the election, and Gore was sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 1993. Clinton and Gore were elected to a second term in [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]].
In the [[United States presidential election, 1992|1992 presidential election]], Democratic nominee [[Bill Clinton]] selected Gore as his running mate. They won the election, and Gore was sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 1993. Clinton and Gore were elected to a second term in [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]].