Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 17, 1995
It is wrong for the Congress to shut the Government down just to make a political point the week before Christmas.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Vetoing Appropriations Legislation for the Departments of the Interior, Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban...

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