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Bill Clinton: “No. No. You know, the people on Capitol Hill will have to decide how they respond as Americans to their obligations…”

On the recordMay 5, 1999
No. No. You know, the people on Capitol Hill will have to decide how they respond as Americans to their obligations here. But it hasn't been a problem. And the American people made clear in the election in 1998 who they trusted and for what reason and what their priorities are. They hired us all to do their work, and they want their lives and their children and their future and their national interest put first. And that is what I have done, and that's what I'm doing today and what I intend to continue to do until my last day in office. And I think that those who do it will be supportive, and those who don't will have to deal with the consequences. Quality of Life in the Military Mr. Brokaw. Do you have anything else you want to say?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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