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Bill Clinton: “This is a duty we owe our parents and our fellow citizens, and we should honor it.”

On the recordJuly 5, 1998
This is a duty we owe our parents and our fellow citizens, and we should honor it.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Medicare and the Legislative Agenda and an Exchange With Reporters

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