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Bill Clinton: I don't know. I think because--that's why I think talk radio should be important to educate people, because so much of…

On the recordOctober 12, 1994
I don't know. I think because--that's why I think talk radio should be important to educate people, because so much of the press that comes out of here is based on conflict, process, the emergency of the moment. So a lot of the big things we do doesn't get a lot of press. But anyway, we reduce the size of the Federal Government by 272,000 over this budget cycle. Now, we've already reduced it, already, just in 20 months, by more than 70,000. But in the 5-year period, 270,000 will be taken off. That's the smallest Federal Government since Kennedy. We're giving all the money to local communities to fight crime, every cent of it. We adopted a procurement reform bill I'm going to sign in a couple of days, which means the end of the $500 hammer. It says Government gets to buy things at the cheapest, best price, and must do it. Ms. Ratner. I know. I saw it; it was great.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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