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Bill Clinton: “One of the reasons I have been so adamant about paying this debt down is that it tends to stabilize a system.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2000
One of the reasons I have been so adamant about paying this debt down is that it tends to stabilize a system.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Interview With the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today

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