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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 29, 1996

Let us resolve to go forward together to lift millions of people from welfare and dependency into lives of dignity and independence.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 29, 1996

When America is united, we always win, but when we're divided, we defeat ourselves.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 28, 1996

The White House announced that the President and President Jiang Zemin of China have accepted each other's invitation for state visits to be made during 1997 and 1998 at a time and a sequence to be determined.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 27, 1996

attached is a report concerning my actions in response to the ITC safeguards investigation of broom corn brooms.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 27, 1996

I instruct the Secretary of Labor to give priority consideration to processing such TAA requests.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 27, 1996

Such action shall take the form of an increase in, or imposition of, any duty on imported brooms.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 27, 1996

I urge the domestic industry to submit the necessary applications for consideration under the individual programs.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 27, 1996

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program of the Department of Labor has already provided support for employees of broom corn broom manufacturers that have been laid off due to import competition.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 27, 1996

I have further determined that these actions will facilitate efforts by the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition and provide greater economic and social benefits than costs.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 26, 1996

We must not only redouble our efforts to educate those in this age group about the terrible risks posed by drunk and drugged driving, but we must also strengthen our law enforcement efforts to make clear that this behavior will not be…

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 26, 1996

The need for these funds is urgent and was not foreseen in the appropriation and programming of the FY 1997 Migration and Refugee Assistance funds.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 26, 1996

Let me thank the turkey farmers in Ohio, in my native State of Arkansas, and throughout the country for the fine job that they do all year long.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 26, 1996

We can all be grateful, therefore, that there will be one less turkey in Washington, DC, tomorrow.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 26, 1996

I am going to keep at least one turkey off of the Thanksgiving dinner table by giving a pardon to a turkey from Ohio.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 26, 1996

By making clear that drunk and drugged driving is unacceptable and by resolving firmly to stop it, we can prevent thousands of tragic deaths and injuries each year.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 25, 1996

We dedicate World AIDS Day to the memory of those we have lost to HIV and AIDS and to our quest to help those who are living with this disease.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 25, 1996

It is within our grasp to virtually eradicate pediatric HIV disease by the end of this century.

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