Bill Clinton: “Anything that restores civility to this debate is a positive thing…”

On the recordJune 6, 1996

Anything that restores civility to this debate is a positive thing, and I applaud him for saying that.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the National Economy and an Exchange With Reporters

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