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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

I am prepared to support the high pleading standard of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

I believe that this bill, as modified in conference, could erode this crucial basis of our markets' strength.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

I am very proud to be able to sign this legislation to bring lobbying in Washington into the sunlight of public scrutiny.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

I cannot accept the provision that would cut off all funding for these agencies on April 1, 1996, unless the State Department Authorization Act and related legislation had been signed into law.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

We don't need to do it by cutting back on police officers and risking our safety.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

LSC should be allowed to carry on its work in an appropriate manner, both in its basic programs and in special initiatives like the migrant legal services program.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

It is appropriate to change the law to ensure that companies can make reasonable statements and future projections without getting sued every time earnings turn out to be lower than expected or stock prices drop.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1058, the 'Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.'

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

The crime bill is working because it provides funds for police officers directly to police departments.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

This new law is in the best tradition of America, one articulated by President Andrew Jackson a long time ago, 'Equal opportunity for all; special privileges for none.'

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

It eliminates my COPS initiative (Community Oriented Policing Services) to put 100,000 more police officers on the street.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

I ran for President in large measure to renew our democracy, to give ordinary Americans a greater stake in our Government.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 18, 1995

These cuts would impair our ability to support important activities such as the nonproliferation of weapons, the promotion of human rights, and the control of infectious disease like the Ebola virus.

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