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On the recordOctober 22, 1995
It is time we accepted a fundamental lesson: Treating working people in a decent, fair, humane, enlightened way gives you a stronger American economy, not a weaker one.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the AFL-CIO Convention in New York City

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