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Bill Clinton: We should be tough on deadbeat parents, not on innocent children.

On the recordFebruary 26, 1995
We should be tough on deadbeat parents, not on innocent children.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Signing the Executive Order To Facilitate Payment of Child Support and an Exchange With Reporters

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