Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 17, 1997
We cannot be the country we ought to be if 20 percent of our children are living in poverty.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at the Business Enterprise Awards Luncheon in New York City

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