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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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Jan 31, 1994

You do enjoy it? Did somebody say that? [Laughter] I don't believe that. A lot of times you'd like to dump me. [At this point, one group of reporters left the room, and another group entered.] Discussions With Chancellor Kohl

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Jan 31, 1994

Oh yes, I do. I mean, I wish it weren't so. And as far as I know, no other--maybe President Bush had these same sort of understandings where the press went everywhere but--I take a pool when I go to a Christmas party. Hillary and I went to…

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Jan 31, 1994

You know, once I went running when the press had gone home, but I think they found me before it was over. And then when I was home for my mother's funeral, I went out in the town there and went to my old high school, but the press found…

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Jan 31, 1994

No. I was amazed when I read that. We tried to remember if that happened. I don't think so. George and I couldn't think of a time.

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Jan 31, 1994

Well, we hope it will advance the cause of peace. You know, that's a very thorny problem. But his comments over the last several days on the questions of violence and the joint declaration, I thought, justified not a general visa but a…

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Jan 31, 1994

The quest for civil rights gives life to our highest ideals and our deepest hopes.

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Jan 31, 1994

We will also need to keep looking for better ways to provide for workers upon retirement.

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Jan 31, 1994

Guaranteed private insurance for every American is the only way we'll ever be able to control the cost of this system.

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Jan 31, 1994

I would veto any legislation that did not cover every American with guaranteed insurance.

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Jan 31, 1994

Comprehensive reform is what the American people are asking us to do.

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Jan 31, 1994

We have to learn to treat violence as a public health problem.

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Jan 31, 1994

The problem with the health care system in this country did not just happen overnight.

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Jan 31, 1994

Small businesses create many new jobs and are an important part of our Nation's economic growth.

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Jan 31, 1994

Only by fully developing our technological and human resources can we expect to be leaders in the international marketplace.

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Jan 31, 1994

We really can do things around here when we put our minds to it.

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Jan 31, 1994

Those of us who care about civil rights were elected by the American people to take care of them.

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Jan 31, 1994

Every Member of Congress has a lot of hospitals in his or her district.

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Jan 31, 1994

It is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish up to $12 million.

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Jan 31, 1994

We do have a system in which the number of uninsured people is going up significantly.

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Jan 31, 1994

If we can meet our national challenges with the energy and innovative spirit of America's small business owners, we will be doing very well.

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Jan 31, 1994

A system where we're ruled by forms and have less time to make people healthy.

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Jan 31, 1994

We have already simplified the computation of certain taxes such as the alternative minimum tax.

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Jan 31, 1994

Bringing health spending in line with inflation would do more for the private sector than almost any incentive or tax cut we could promote.

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Jan 31, 1994

Too many will continue to get their care in emergency rooms, which will add billions of dollars to the health care bill.

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