Bill Clinton actually said...

Nearly everybody on welfare wants to get off, wants to be self-supporting, wants to be an independent member of society.

Remarks on the Implementation of Welfare Reform and an Exchange With Reporters

04/09/1997

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Will not impair any essential Government functions, and will not harm the national interest.

This whole health care issue is very personal to me and to our family.

Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in this country.

I think, in a major way, the mission of our administration here must be to try to help America prepare for these changes.