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Bill Clinton: “Well, my best judgment is that we should do what we've been doing. I think--I have seen in the last year a spirit of…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1997
Well, my best judgment is that we should do what we've been doing. I think--I have seen in the last year a spirit of bipartisan cooperation which did not prevail in the previous period. And I think that it will continue to prevail. I think it is so clearly in the interest of the country. And I don't have any comment about what's going on among the Republicans, except that I don't believe it will interfere with our ability to reach an agreement. I don't think that they will permit it to do so. I think it is in the interests of the country, and I think that's what we'll do. Drug Sentencing Guidelines
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