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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

We say, okay, here's a national problem: We need more young people going to college, but it costs a lot to go and most people can't afford to go.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

There is not a single, solitary soul in the Congress of the United States that every day works harder to do what he believes is right to the very core of his being than Tom Harkin of Iowa.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

Almost 100 percent of people like you in your position will pay back to the Government far more in increased taxes than you ever took out.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

I just sat here and made a list of the seven people I worked for in college and law school.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

I never will forget, when I was Governor I had an encounter one night with a number of students.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

Every working family should, number one, have access to immediate education and training whenever they lose a job.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

Government's like that, too, but we cannot meet our educational obligations unless there is a public, broad-based, national commitment.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 10, 1996

This country has got a lot of problems, and every politician in it makes mistakes.

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