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On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
This threat of the shutdown— as much as I hate to see people furloughed, as much as I hate to see people working and not getting paid, as much as I hate to see these young people not getting their homes and these businesses not being funded—we've even got businesses that have jobs that depend on their getting permission from the Government to sell their products overseas, and they can't get permission.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to Senior Citizens at St. Monica's Episcopal Church

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