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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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May 14, 1993

Well, first of all, I have made up my mind, and I've told you what my position was. And I've made it as clear as I can. But I also believe it is imperative that we work with our allies on this. The United States is not in a position to…

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May 14, 1993

On the question of Macedonia, the Defense Department has that and many other options under review for what the United Nations, what the allies could do to make sure that we confine this conflict, to keep it from spreading. I've not…

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May 14, 1993

Our plan includes an earned-income tax credit that puts into law this basic principle: If you work 40 hours a week and you have a child at home, you will not be in poverty.

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May 13, 1993

The issue is not face saving. The issue is life saving. Face saving has got nothing to do with it. The issue is whether the Bosnian Serbs are ready to have a serious peace process that will save lives, recognize that all those people have…

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May 13, 1993

If that's what comes out of the Congress. I don't know if the Senate will vote for that. We'll have to see. But the changes made by the House Ways and Means Committee don't reduce the overall contribution from the business sector. They…

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May 13, 1993

Well, you know, I've looked at them over the last couple of years, and I think we have to watch it closely. But there is, at the present time, no cause for long-term concern. I want to watch it, and we will be watching it. But it could be…

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May 12, 1993

Gosh, no. It makes it better. I mean, I don't know who--compromise--I don't know if anybody's against it. But I think it's the right thing to do.

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May 12, 1993

It's consistent with what I did as the Governor at home, too. When I raised money at home for education, we put it into education, and it can only be spent on that.

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May 12, 1993

I just think it will help to reinforce the commitment that we already have: no taxes without spending cuts; all the taxes go to the deficit. I think that's what we ought to do. That's the way we set it up. Now we'll just put it into the…

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May 12, 1993

I haven't changed my views. I just don't know if I've changed anybody else's, but I haven't changed my views. Associate Attorney General Nominee

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May 9, 1993

We can pay for it if we just have the discipline to make the student loan program make sense again.

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May 9, 1993

I just believe that there ought to be a presumption that people ought to be able to serve their country unless they do something wrong.

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May 9, 1993

It wouldn't hurt for you to express your support, though, to your Member of Congress.

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May 9, 1993

Victor Reis is one of our country's leading defense researchers.

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May 9, 1993

We want to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases in this country to 1990 levels over this coming decade.

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May 7, 1993

Yes, I hope it's real. I haven't had time to be advised about the practical impact of it in the short run, but perhaps it will have a psychological impact. I would think these fights between the Serbs and the Bosnia Muslims and the Croats…

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May 7, 1993

Well, I think that we have to take stronger steps. We have to keep turning the pressure up. I think that obviously some of what has been done is having an effect, even though the so-called assembly did not approve the Vance-Owen plan the…

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May 7, 1993

Yes, it's an unusual feeling. And I hope he'll stay there. [At this point, one group of reporters left the room, and another group entered.]

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May 7, 1993

We'll have to wait, and we'll have to see. But that will obviously, at least for me, it will affect how I view this and what I will do.

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May 7, 1993

It's hard to say. It was welcome if it's real and if it can be followed through on. But I have to get an intelligence report on what the practical impact of that is. That's one of the things we'll be discussing. Our weekends the last few…

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May 6, 1993

Well, I think it's going to be caught up to some extent in it regardless. But I think there is a limit to--I don't think Congress can consider it until they consider the reconciliation. The real issue--it's really almost a technical…

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May 6, 1993

The only thing that matters is the polls that come around on election day.

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