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Bill Clinton: Well, I think there are some things that can be done, although--you know, my position on affirmative action is that we…

On the recordDecember 1, 1997
Well, I think there are some things that can be done, although--you know, my position on affirmative action is that we should, as I said when I spoke at the National Archives, we should mend it, not end it. That's what the Court in Adarand required us to do. The Court imposed some limits on affirmative action in the economic sphere. Ms. Enda. Right, but a lot of voters seem to want to end it.
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Bill Clinton
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