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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Apr 6, 1994

I'm concerned that out here in the country, folks are worried that nothing's getting done in Washington.

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Apr 6, 1994

The people in the Robert Taylor Homes have asked us to help protect them, and within constitutional limits we will do so.

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Apr 6, 1994

We ought to get together and do the right thing all day every day to move this country forward.

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Apr 6, 1994

I think that one of the things we have to do is to try to keep the doctors in rural America if we're going to keep rural America alive.

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Apr 6, 1994

Moving our people to the 21st century by making sure that they can change jobs, learn new skills, and always be able to compete and win.

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Apr 6, 1994

These brutal slayings of innocent civilians are, like the massacre in Hebron, acts of terrorism aimed at stopping the peace negotiations now underway.

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Apr 6, 1994

The truth is I don't want the Government to run the health care system.

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Apr 6, 1994

Under our plan, people on Medicaid would be covered under the same plans that people who are privately employed would.

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Apr 6, 1994

The enemies of peace have not hesitated to use violence to achieve their goal.

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Apr 6, 1994

We must not allow criminals to find shelter in the public housing community they terrorize.

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Apr 6, 1994

The thing that's wrong with our system is the way it's financed.

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Apr 6, 1994

Most people in America who don't have insurance get health care if they're real sick.

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Apr 6, 1994

The only way we can do this fairly is to reform the insurance market, because if you have 1,500 separate companies writing thousands of different policies, it's hard to afford to be fair to small business people.

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Apr 6, 1994

Fewer than half of American workers have any choice at all over their doctors or their health care plan today.

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Apr 6, 1994

The sanctions regime exempts medicine and, in the case of foodstuffs, requires only that the U.N. Sanctions Committee be notified of food shipments.

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Apr 5, 1994

No. I have not talked to him. I have not talked to him or, to the best of my knowledge, we have received no letter from him. Let's let him speak for himself--some communication with him tomorrow.

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Apr 5, 1994

No, but I'm going to tell them that near as I can tell, people sure want them to pass that crime bill and not fool around with it, do it right away. That's where we're going to start.

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Apr 5, 1994

You ought to be free to disagree with me, but disagreeing with me is different from trust. We ought not to mix our apples and oranges here. Anticrime Efforts [Ms. Hindrew introduced a participant who asked what could be done to ensure that…

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Apr 5, 1994

I don't blame you. I didn't think it's disrespectful. It bothers me, too. Mr. Donovan. We'll let you relax for a few moments. We'll take a break and come back with more questions for President Clinton. Health Care Reform [Following a…

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Apr 5, 1994

It's not very--actually, it depends on how you define self-sufficiency. It's not doing--they're not doing very well. Ms. Hindrew. No, they're not doing well, but they're still self- sufficient and they're not doing well.

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Apr 5, 1994

They may or may not. They may or may not. Economic sanctions have done a lot of damage in the places where they've been imposed. They just don't have immediate results. Ms. Hindrew. Except North Korea is a different situation. It's…

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