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Bill Clinton: Absolutely. One of the reasons I asked Dr. Elders to be the Surgeon General is because we have been involved in an…

On the recordDecember 3, 1993
Absolutely. One of the reasons I asked Dr. Elders to be the Surgeon General is because we have been involved in an effort for years to try to drive down this teen pregnancy rate. I think that the out-of-wedlock teen pregnancy rate is threatening the whole family structure of communities in this country and undermining our ability to recover as a people. Democratic Leadership Council
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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