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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Aug 10, 1998

We can never create the 21st century America we want for our children until we do not think of economic growth as divorced from the preservation of the environment and the public health.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Aug 10, 1998

We have to prove that we can grow our economy while we improve the environment and public health.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Aug 4, 1998

After this summer, I take it no one seriously questions the fact that the climate is genuinely changing.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 29, 1998

I applaud all of the communities that have drawn together and dedicated themselves to the goal of healthy rivers, now and forever.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 29, 1998

This river initiative is all about honoring one of our Nation's oldest, most enduring values, to preserve for future generations the Earth God gave us.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 29, 1998

I think every child in America ought to have the same chance your children do to fish or swim or float on a river that's clean and pure.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 24, 1998

As sweltering as this summer has been, if we don't act now, our children may look back on the summer of 1998 as one that was relatively mild and cool.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 24, 1998

My Administration has made addressing the threat of global climate change one of our top environmental priorities.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 24, 1998

We have the opportunity and the deepest of obligations to leave our children and our grandchildren a healthy, thriving planet.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 22, 1998

Americans have demonstrated time and again that we can protect our environment while growing our economy.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 9, 1997

The air is cleaner; the water is cleaner; the food supply is safer; and there are fewer toxic waste dumps today than there were 5 years ago.

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