Highlights from Bill Clinton's DNC speech

NATIONAL DEBT: Obama's plan to cut the national debt by $4 trillion over the next decade is a balanced approach and a better plan than the one offered by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Clinton said. Romney's plan, which begins with trillions of dollars in tax cuts, makes the debt even bigger, he said. "The numbers don't add up," Clinton said.

JOB CREATION: Democratic presidents have created millions more jobs over the past 52 years than their Republican counterparts, Clinton said. Since 1961, the Republicans have held the White House for 28 years and the Democrats for 24 years, he said. The U.S. economy produced 66 million private sector jobs over that period. Forty-two million of them came during Democratic administrations, and 24 million came during Republican administrations, according to Clinton.

AUTO INDUSTRY: Obama's plan to bail out the auto industry worked, Clinton said. There are 250,000 more people working in the auto industry since the restructuring. And that includes jobs not just at General Motors, Chrysler and their dealerships, but at auto parts manufacturing plants across the country, he said. "Gov. Romney opposed the plan to save GM and Chrysler," Clinton said. "So here's another jobs score: Obama 250,000, Romney, zero."

HEALTH CARE: Obama's health care overhaul has generated more than $1 billion in insurance premium refunds for individuals and businesses because the law requires the bulk of the premiums to be spent on health care, and not profits or promotion, Clinton said. People between 19 and 25 can be insured on their parent's policies because of the law, he said, and seniors are receiving preventive care.