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On the recordJanuary 26, 1995
We cannot permit a cruel hoax to then be written into the law saying, well, you can get this block grant for police and prevention but only after the prison money is spent.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors

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