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Bill Clinton: Those big numbers don't mean much to people; they really want to know how they are doing in their communities.

On the recordJanuary 24, 1996
Those big numbers don't mean much to people; they really want to know how they are doing in their communities.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors

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