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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 30, 1993

I'll tell you what, this is a lot bigger deal at home than me getting elected President.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 30, 1993

This house is your house, that I am well aware of the fact that I am just a temporary tenant.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 28, 1993

This compromise is not everything I would have hoped for or everything that I have stood for, but it is plainly a substantial step in the right direction.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 28, 1993

I think a lot of you said this, but I just want to close with this: It's easy for people to talk about family values, but it's also important for us to value families.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 28, 1993

One of the things that we are determined to do here in Washington is open the Government to you.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 28, 1993

I hereby direct you to submit to me prior to July 15, 1993, a draft of an Executive order ending discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in determining who may serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 28, 1993

The Department of Commerce will play a leading role in the development of a high skill, high wage economy.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 28, 1993

I still think I'm right; I feel comfortable about the way we have done this; and I'm going to maintain the commitment that I have.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 28, 1993

By allowing workers to tend to vital family and health care needs without jeopardizing their jobs, this legislation would provide American workers with rights enjoyed by workers in virtually every other advanced industrial nation.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 27, 1993

The principle behind this for me is that Americans who are willing to conform to the requirements of conduct within the military services, in my judgment, should be able to serve in the military and that people should be disqualified from…

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 27, 1993

I think that there's a lot of response to the efforts we're making now, but there's also a lot of troubling news about lost jobs.

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