Political Quotes

Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Feb 8, 1995

Let me just say one thing. I think recently they deserve a lot of credit for uncovering mistakes that were made in the past. After all, the Ames problem developed before the recent history-- it was uncovered in recent history. They deserve…

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Feb 8, 1995

We need to push ahead in our Contact Group efforts, trying to isolate the Bosnian Serbs.

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Feb 8, 1995

I would categorically protest. We're not giving him a blank check.

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Feb 8, 1995

Real leadership does not begin in theories but in places and lives like those I saw in Oggersheim.

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Feb 8, 1995

The President's Budget for FY 1996 proposes $300 million in appropriations for this purpose.

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Feb 8, 1995

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including sections 302 and 303 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

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Feb 8, 1995

This legislation would provide for a fair and prompt settlement of the ongoing labor-management dispute affecting Major League Baseball.

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Feb 8, 1995

I am pleased to present to you the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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Feb 8, 1995

I think that it is better that I not say anything else about his arrest other than what has already been in the paper at this time.

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Feb 8, 1995

A leader who keeps his Heimat in his heart will always remember what people want most.

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Feb 8, 1995

It was too soon to write off Yeltsin or to write off reform in Russia.

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Feb 8, 1995

It is a distinct honor to welcome back to Washington the leader of one of our closest allies and one of the preeminent statesmen of our time, Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

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Feb 8, 1995

I am deeply saddened by the death of former Senator William Fulbright.

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Feb 8, 1995

I hope that Chancellor Kohl feels at home here, and I hope someday I'll have the opportunity to take you to my home.

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Feb 8, 1995

I'm convinced that working together we will be equal to the challenge.

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Feb 8, 1995

I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration and enactment the 'Major League Baseball Restoration Act.'

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Feb 8, 1995

The provisions that would streamline procedures for deportation of criminal aliens are largely consistent with related deportation proposals announced by the President on February 7th.

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Feb 8, 1995

Today marks another stride in our extraordinary journey together, one that has lasted nearly half a century.

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