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The espionage that tipped the Soviets to our anti-submarine capabilities was occurring over many years, stretching from the Nixon/Ford to the Reagan years. John A. Walker and his accomplices went to prison (I think Walker died in prison before eligible for parole).

The damage that Walker did was significant, but in the Toshiba-Kongsberg incident, no specifically United States goods or technology was involved - only the equipment of western partner nations that should've known better.

I'm sure that Clinton did far worse than the Walker spy ring (The Loral (MIRV) tech to China alone is equivalent), but I've never heard of further naval technology flowing to the Russians during Bubba's tenure. If you have the details, please educate me.

As for Bush (41, I presume), most of this stuff was in the rear-view mirror by 1989. The spies were caught and punished while Reagan was in office, but by the time investigators knew what damage had been done, it was too late to focus on certain industrial exports. The Soviets already had the multi-axis machining tools they needed to quiet their subs.