Bill Clinton actually said...

Current law already provides an adequate basis for the United States to impose sanctions on foreign entities that violate human rights.

Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 2431 - Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1998

05/12/1998

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We've got to find a new consensus on it.

H.R. 416 would be unnecessarily costly.

We cannot run away from that commitment now.

I think it is absolutely imperative that we take advantage of this enormous prosperity that we have been blessed with.