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On the recordJanuary 26, 1995
I have sought to essentially focus on three things that I think are critical to making sure we succeed in this new economy: empowering our people to make the most of their own lives, expanding opportunity but shrinking the Federal Government bureaucracy, giving more authority to State and local governments and to the private sector.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors

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