02/06/2000
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"The purpose of the bill I am signing today is just that; it is a road back."
"We must pass a bill that reforms the welfare system and restores mainstream values of work and family, responsibility and community."
"Delaying reform any further would be a betrayal of what the American people want."
"Real welfare reform, tax and spending cuts that reduce both the budget deficit and the education deficit, and more steps to fight crime, not to back up on the fight: those are my top priorities."