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Bill Clinton: I would want to have consultations with Congress. We discussed this last year. I discussed this with a number of leaders…

On the recordJune 19, 1998
I would want to have consultations with Congress. We discussed this last year. I discussed this with a number of leaders in Congress last year, and the consensus was that it wasn't the right time to propose it because the Congress wasn't ready to deal with it. But let's see how the trip goes and, when I get back, see how people are feeling about it. International Monetary Fund
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Bill Clinton
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