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 6, 1994

We're also talking about whether there's something more we can do to help the parties agree to solve the conflict.

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Feb 6, 1994

We're going to have a debate over the next couple of months, and these Members of Congress here will be a part of it, about what that crime bill ought to be.

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Feb 6, 1994

How can you cut defense, freeze domestic spending, hold Social Security within inflation, have revenues growing, and have the deficit going up?

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Feb 6, 1994

We have to cherish our strengths, but to honestly face our problems and our challenges.

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Feb 6, 1994

If the Congress adopts it, it will keep the deficit coming down, it will keep interest rates down, it will send a clear signal to the Fed and to the rest of the world that we mean business.

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Feb 6, 1994

We must address health care if you wish to solve the Federal Government's budgetary problems.

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Feb 6, 1994

It's a real source of comfort and reassurance to me to know that whenever I'm in a kind of a tough bind, I can call him on the phone and ask him for his advice.

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Feb 5, 1994

Dear Carl: I appreciate your support for my decision to end the trade embargo on Vietnam and thank you for all that Sweden has done on the question of the POW/MIA's. I share your enthusiasm for the potential of emerging communications…

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Feb 5, 1994

When I became President, people had pretty much given up on the Government doing anything right.

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Feb 5, 1994

What's good about it is I get to go all over America and meet all different kinds of people and know that I have to work for all of them.

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Feb 5, 1994

I want to try to explain why there's more reluctance on the part of some of the Europeans than there is on the part of the United States.

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Feb 5, 1994

We're actually doing things to help this State move into the 21st century.

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Feb 5, 1994

Under international law, in the absence of an attack on our people, does not have the authority to unilaterally undertake air strikes.

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Feb 5, 1994

I want you here in Texas to remember that if you want something done, instead of to be told what you want to hear, you need to help us.

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Feb 5, 1994

I have long believed that we should have standby air strike authority and that there are circumstances under which we should use it.

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Feb 5, 1994

The ultimate answer to all this killing is for the three parties to reach an agreement that they can live with and honor.

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Feb 4, 1994

We must maintain budget discipline, continue our comprehensive strategy to create more growth and more opportunity for more Americans.

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Feb 4, 1994

Our economic plan is based on this simple but powerful truth: When you give ordinary people new opportunities, they'll do extraordinary things.

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