Bill Clinton: “It is wrong for the Congress to shut the Government down just to make…”

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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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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