On the recordJune 23, 1994
The job of Government is not to give the American people a handout but to give the American people a hand up.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Clinton: “The job of Government is not to give the American people a handout but to give the American people a hand up.”
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Remarks at a Fundraiser for Representative Richard Gephardt in St. Louis
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