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Bill Clinton: Well, it's not just the populist conservatives, there are also some populist liberals who aren't sure about it. Just…

On the recordNovember 15, 1994
Well, it's not just the populist conservatives, there are also some populist liberals who aren't sure about it. Just before I left, when I called on Senator Dole and we had our conversation, he said that he thought that we could work it out, that we could have some language which would make it clear that our sovereignty was intact, that would not violate the GATT agreement. And I believe that, so I think that's what we'll do. I think he's trying in good faith to get that done based on his representation to me, and we certainly are. And that is our objective. That's an understandable concern when people first hear about this. You know, they want to be reassured that we're not giving up the ability to run our own affairs. So we're working on it, and I think we'll resolve it. The Economy
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Bill Clinton
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