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Bill Clinton: “It would be a big mistake, knowing what the magnitude of the money we're talking about is, to miss this chance to say…”

On the recordJune 3, 1998
It would be a big mistake, knowing what the magnitude of the money we're talking about is, to miss this chance to say we're going to hold on to this surplus until we pass comprehensive reform.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at the SAVER Summit

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