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Bill Clinton: But I certainly stand behind her foursquare as Surgeon General. I think she's done a good job, and she's beginning to…

On the recordDecember 8, 1993
But I certainly stand behind her foursquare as Surgeon General. I think she's done a good job, and she's beginning to really focus the country on a lot of these public health problems. So, she needs to make it very clear that--and I think she did, to be fair-- that I just disagree with that. I have thought about it a lot, and I think the cost of legalizing drugs would far outweigh the benefits. But I think the fact that everybody in America feels overwhelmed and determined to do something about crime and violence and drugs and gangs is a very positive thing. So we'll just go from here. President's Health
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