Bill Clinton actually said...

Our predecessors... did not have the opportunity that we have to take the confidence, the economic success, the things we've got now, and think about the long-term welfare of the country.

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Remarks at a Reception for Representative Max Sandlin in Texarkana, Texas

03/11/1999

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