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Bill Clinton: “I think it would be a very good thing if we could establish a bipartisan consensus that we're going to keep paying this…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2000
I think it would be a very good thing if we could establish a bipartisan consensus that we're going to keep paying this debt down; we're going to save Social Security for the baby boom generation; we're not going to allow Medicare to go broke.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Interview With Willow Bay of Cable News Network's 'Moneyline News Hour'

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