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Bill Clinton: First of all, I hope that this law will be upheld if it is challenged. I believe it will be. And before we went forward…

On the recordMay 17, 1996
First of all, I hope that this law will be upheld if it is challenged. I believe it will be. And before we went forward with this, in consultation with the Congress, including the leaders of Congress who are here now, we did a great deal of legal research on it. And we felt that we could defend it, and we felt that it was right. And Congress has done its job. And now it is our job to get out there and defend this law, and we intend to do it if it's challenged. And in the meanwhile, we intend to enforce it. Death of Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda
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