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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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Feb 22, 1994

I am confident Jamie will continue to bring her sharp legal mind, penetrating analysis, and tremendous management capabilities to her newest assignment.

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Feb 22, 1994

I'm committed to ensuring that our Government continues to meet those obligations...

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Feb 22, 1994

The deficit as a percentage of national income is now as low as it was in 1979, before the deficits started to explode.

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Feb 22, 1994

We have never done very well when we tried to close our borders or be protectionist.

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Feb 22, 1994

Health care reform on its own terms can close the gap between where we are and where our competitors are.

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Feb 22, 1994

I am confident their experience and commitment will serve them well in their important new roles.

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Feb 22, 1994

The nub of this is, you cannot solve this problem of cost-shifting and of inflation until you do one thing: find a way for everybody to have access to health care and to pay for it.

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Feb 22, 1994

I must say that's the only time I've ever been introduced as the bearer of good news.

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Feb 21, 1994

Well, I have said since February of 1993, since shortly after becoming President, that if the parties themselves freely and clearly adopted a peace agreement which the United States felt was an enforceable one, that we would do what we…

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Feb 21, 1994

Well, I would hope it will. President Yeltsin and I have been discussing this, as you know, intensely, both through our representatives and directly. And I talked to him again yesterday. I hope that they will be intensely involved in this…

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Feb 21, 1994

Well, I would say, first of all, when we got the first approval ever for NATO out-of-area operations last summer, that resulted in immediately a reduction in the shelling of Sarajevo and the casualties, and then they built back up. So…

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Feb 21, 1994

Well, we're doing what we can to discourage it, obviously, and we believe that others will, including the Russians. And keep in mind, I think General Rose on the ground will take an aggressive attitude about that. And remember, as I just…

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Feb 21, 1994

Oh, yes. Well, we're very concerned about the prospect that maybe the weapons could be moved out of the Sarajevo area and transferred to another area. We're quite concerned about that. I believe that the United Nations Commander on the…

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Feb 21, 1994

If I became President, I would try to open the doors of education to all young Americans, never make the cost a deterrent.

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Feb 21, 1994

I transmit herewith the 1993 Annual Report on Alaska's Mineral Resources.

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Feb 21, 1994

I believe we can, with discipline, continue to bring the deficit down and make room for investments that improve the skills and the productivity of the American people.

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Feb 21, 1994

The Commission shall provide advice to the President and the Secretary.

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Feb 21, 1994

H.R. 6 contains individual provisions that the Administration does not support, but is consistent with Administration objectives.

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Feb 21, 1994

There shall be established in the Department of Education the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.

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Feb 21, 1994

I don't want to characterize it, but the FBI and the CIA did a very good job on this.

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Feb 21, 1994

National service is more than a program, it carries the spirit of what America is going to have to be like if we're going to solve our problems and grow closer as a people.

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