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Bill Clinton: I am not going to lay down any of my constitutional prerogatives here today. I have said before and I will say again, I…

On the recordOctober 19, 1995
I am not going to lay down any of my constitutional prerogatives here today. I have said before and I will say again, I would welcome and I hope I get an expression of congressional support. I think it's important for the United States to be united in doing this. I believe that we had a very good meeting with the Speaker and Senator Dole and a large number of Congressmen, as you know, a couple of weeks ago. I expect that our people will be asked and will have to answer difficult questions; that's the job of the Congress. But I believe in the end, the Congress will support this operation. 1993 Budget
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Bill Clinton
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