Bill Clinton: “We should finish the job of balancing the budget, of reforming…”

On the recordJune 6, 1996

We should finish the job of balancing the budget, of reforming welfare, and of extending the benefits of economic growth to all Americans.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the National Economy and an Exchange With Reporters

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