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Bill Clinton: Well, I don't--[inaudible]. In the sense that every one--the ones that are ahead are more important than the ones that…

On the recordFebruary 15, 1993
Well, I don't--[inaudible]. In the sense that every one--the ones that are ahead are more important than the ones that are behind. I think tonight is important. I think Wednesday night is important. But you know, we're trying to change a direction of 12 years and take a new course. I'm going to offer a program that will create half a million or more jobs in the short run, that is highly progressive, that is very well-balanced, that is faithful to the great middle class of this country and good for the things that we care about, jobs and education and health care. But I think it's going to be very important that I sell it to the Congress and to the American people and that we have a partnership here. So yes, it'll be big.
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Bill Clinton
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