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John Kasich
@johnkasich· Republican · OH· Jul 17, 1996

It is only if you are able-bodied, if you are childless, and you live in an area where you are getting food stamps and there are jobs available, then it applies.

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John Kasich
@johnkasich· Republican · OH· Jul 17, 1996

If you are [able]-bodied, single, between the ages of 18 and 5-, and you get food stamps, we are saying you have to work . . . If you cannot get a job, you go to a workfare program; 45 out of 50 states have a workfare program.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 9, 1996

Since January of '95—listen to this—more than 190 incidents of fire or desecration of houses of worship have been reported in the United States.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 9, 1996

Let us resolve anew to extinguish the flames of bigotry and intolerance and keep the flame of religious freedom and ethnic diversity and respect for all Americans burning brightly in this Olympic season.

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