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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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Mar 9, 1994

No citizen of this great Nation should ever have to apologize for that.

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Mar 9, 1994

It is my view that the President and First Lady of the United States, that when they tell me they have complied with the subpoena fully, I am perfectly comfortable with their answers in that regard.

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Mar 8, 1994

Water Conservation at Federal Facilities March 8, 1994 For too long, we have paid too much to heat, cool, and light Federal buildings. That's why I'm directing all agencies across the Nation to make profitable investments in energy…

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Mar 8, 1994

Let me answer--I think--first of all, we have not decided that you can add 130 work days and come up with 6 months and a half if you work a 5-day week and less if you work a 6-day week. But he has not used this--I want to emphasize what he…

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Mar 8, 1994

No, I--the only thing I will say is, again, I'm trying to cooperate with the Special Counsel. The whole idea was that we would lodge all this whole inquiry into the Special Counsel so that the rest of us here in Washington could go on with…

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Mar 8, 1994

The only thing that Bruce--Bruce is the person who-- he might have--he probably is the person who told me about the RTC referral at some point in October. I say ``probably''; I literally don't remember. All I remember is at some point in…

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Mar 8, 1994

That's correct, I do not. I do not. We keep regular-- we keep very detailed records, obviously, of people I meet with, telephone calls I make. Sometimes I make extra notes on meetings and extra notes on phone conversations, and when I do…

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Mar 8, 1994

I don't know, because--I've done what I could to answer what I know about this. I don't know that--what I know about this--I don't know that anything new has happened in terms of the facts, except that there was the--whatever was happening…

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Mar 8, 1994

I didn't because I don't have any in my briefcase that I take home at night or anything like that. I have no such documents.

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Mar 8, 1994

I didn't in my possession. I told them that any notes I have--if I make any handwritten notes about any kind of conversations that occur to me, I give them all to--I would have given them to Mr. Podesta or someone in the White House to…

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Mar 8, 1994

Well, let me say this. I don't know that--obviously, I have no way of knowing what will come up. But it is hard for me to imagine a case in which I would invoke it. In other words--again, I can't imagine everything that--it's difficult for…

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Mar 8, 1994

Is Senator D'Amato aware that there was an ethics council opinion that the meeting was not improper? Maybe the ethics council was wrong. Look, the Republicans have decided that Senator D'Amato will be the ethical spokesman for the…

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Mar 8, 1994

I think I'll let her speak for herself, but I think surely it has not escaped you that this is not a disorganized set of comments we're getting out of the Republicans, that this happened over a long period of time, and that the nature of…

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Mar 8, 1994

First, let me say that based on what we know, based on what we know now--and remember I asked everybody to go find out everything they could find out--any contacts were incidental and were followup conversations which had nothing to do…

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Mar 8, 1994

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to these treaties and advice and consent to ratification.

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Mar 8, 1994

You know, just tell them what happened, answer the questions, and go on.

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Mar 8, 1994

We must ensure that all workers in America who are eligible to receive the EITC are made aware of the program and of the advance payment option.

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Mar 8, 1994

I believe the treaties to be fully in the interest of the United States.

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Mar 8, 1994

I also strongly encourage you and your bureau heads to join me over the next several weeks in incorporating these important EITC messages into speeches and presentations that you may be making before the public.

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Mar 8, 1994

The existing system for unemployment and training is simply broken.

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Mar 8, 1994

I hereby extend the duration of that period to March 10, 1995.

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