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Bill Clinton: I always said—on February 17th I said if we can meet these principles, $500 billion in deficit reduction, aggressive…

On the recordMay 31, 1993
I always said—on February 17th I said if we can meet these principles, $500 billion in deficit reduction, aggressive taxation, incentives to invest in America, move from welfare to work, lift the working poor out of poverty, and these targeted investments in technology, jobs, and education which will meet those principles, with some less tax and some more spending cuts, I'm for it.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Exchange With Reporters in Milwaukee

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