Bill Clinton: “I ran for President in large measure to renew our democracy, to give…”

On the recordDecember 18, 1995

I ran for President in large measure to renew our democracy, to give ordinary Americans a greater stake in our Government.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Signing the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 and an Exchange With Reporters

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