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Bill Clinton: Listen, I've always had the olive branch out. I am not willing to do something that doesn't work. Did you all listen to…

On the recordJuly 19, 1994
Listen, I've always had the olive branch out. I am not willing to do something that doesn't work. Did you all listen to what I said? I said that of the States that have done these modest reforms, only 10 have increased the number of people with insurance. We are losing ground. We must not do something that is a fraud. I have never said that we had to have the employer mandate, although I think that's the best and fairest way. I do think we have to keep going towards universal coverage. That's what I think we have to do.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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