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Bill Clinton: “You know, we believe in the first amendment here. I'll be glad to answer your question, but they came here to hear me…”

On the recordAugust 8, 1996
You know, we believe in the first amendment here. I'll be glad to answer your question, but they came here to hear me, so if you'll talk a bit later--[applause]. Thank you. But I will tell you, I'll give you an answer if you'll stop screaming and listen. Number one, after I got elected, it turned out the deficit was a lot bigger than we were told, and I thought getting the deficit down, getting interest rates down, and getting this economy back on its feet was the most important thing. Number two---- Audience member. [Inaudible]
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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