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Bill Clinton: I think the people ought to go back to work, and I think they ought to be paid.

On the recordDecember 28, 1995
I think the people ought to go back to work, and I think they ought to be paid.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Budget Negotiations and an Exchange With Reporters

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