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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 24, 1996

Yes, we've made progress with the 'three strikes and you're out,' with the 100,000 police, with the Brady bill.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 24, 1996

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 24, 1996

If you give us 4 more years, we'll do a better job and people will feel safe in their streets, in their neighborhoods, and in their schools.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 24, 1996

To provide for the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for other purposes.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 24, 1996

I think you want more people telling your kids to stay off drugs and keeping them out of trouble, not fewer.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 24, 1996

I ran for President not only to enact certain policies that I think are important for the 21st century.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 24, 1996

We've cleaned up more toxic waste sites in 3 1/2 years than the people before us did in 12.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 23, 1996

Each year we dedicate a day to celebrate the United Nations because it represents America's commitment to an institution dedicated to the promotion of peace and freedom.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 23, 1996

I will do all I can to preserve Yitzhak Rabin's legacy by helping Israel to make a secure peace with its neighbors.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 23, 1996

Americans are justifiably proud of the role our country played in creating the United Nations as part of a network of global institutions intended to reduce the chances of war and economic depression.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 23, 1996

What do I want my country to look like when we cross that bridge into the 21st century?

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 23, 1996

I promised myself that if I got elected President, I was going to take the politics out of crime and try to put the police and the people back into the business of lowering the crime rate and bringing safety back to America and restoring…

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 23, 1996

This is an example of what we can do when we stop talking and start acting and when we reach across the lines that divide us and join hands and agree on things that we all agree on.

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