Bill Clinton: “Let's do what our country has always done: Let the Government go on…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996

Let's do what our country has always done: Let the Government go on and perform its basic services, and let's get back to work.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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

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