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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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Jun 23, 1993

Fewer bank failures means more and cheaper bank loans to America's businesses and communities.

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Jun 23, 1993

Donald Johnson has served our country with distinction for almost two decades in the Foreign Service.

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Jun 23, 1993

It shows once again how critically important it is for Congress to lock in the benefits of lower interest rates and deficit reduction by approving the Clinton economic plan.

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Jun 23, 1993

I have not yet had any communications with any of the people that were on the list.

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Jun 23, 1993

I also want to tell you that the Attorney General and I have been working hard for the last several weeks with interested Members of Congress to bring up a crime bill this year.

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Jun 23, 1993

I think those kinds of things should do something to shatter the myth that intellectual pursuits should remain the exclusive domain of men.

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Jun 23, 1993

We can't really revive the whole fabric of our economy until we put the society back together in the places where it's broken.

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Jun 23, 1993

I want to thank you for the work you do and for the support that you gave to me last year when I was attempting to become President.

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Jun 23, 1993

I think of how many children are afraid to go back to the pool, a place where wholesome recreation will occur.

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Jun 23, 1993

Today's announcement by the FDIC is another tangible benefit brought on by the progress of our deficit reduction plan and the lower interest rates it has produced.

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Jun 23, 1993

I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to draw down defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense and defense services of the Department of Defense for the purpose of providing disaster…

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Jun 23, 1993

We're at a moment in our history when we have to increase the educational ability of all Americans.

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Jun 23, 1993

I think it's worth just closing with the thought that there are a lot of people in this country who are genuinely insecure today.

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Jun 23, 1993

The $65 million reduction for Amtrak capital would leave insufficient funds to continue purchase of new equipment and maintenance of stations.

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Jun 22, 1993

Of Freedom to Arthur Ashe June 22, 1993 The President awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, to tennis great Arthur Ashe at the National Sports Awards ceremony at Constitution Hall Sunday…

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Jun 22, 1993

Well, I'm very sad, and I intend to try to speak with President Nixon today. I talked with him a couple of times in the last month, once when he was at the hospital and once when he had just come from the hospital in the last month or so…

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Jun 22, 1993

No. I left word on his answering service in California yesterday. I didn't know he was in the air. And I also left word in New York. And I'd like to talk to him, and then I'll have a brief statement about it. But I think I should--I'd like…

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Jun 22, 1993

I want to see what the details are. There's been a lot of very helpful comment I think on this whole issue, finally, in the last few weeks. Senator Dole was very helpful in what he said. I thought some of the people who testified…

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