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Bill Clinton: “In the absence of compelling reasons to do so, I cannot accept such a one-way street of federalism.”

On the recordMarch 15, 1996
In the absence of compelling reasons to do so, I cannot accept such a one-way street of federalism.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 956 - Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of 1996

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