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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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Apr 23, 1993

I heard worry in some of those voices and hope everywhere that new leadership could change our country for the better.

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Apr 23, 1993

That's going to put billions and billions of dollars back into this economy.

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Apr 22, 1993

I think it was a challenge to the United States and to me and to the West to take further initiatives in Bosnia. And I accepted it as such. I was eager to have a few moments to speak with Elie Wiesel after the ceremony. We went back into a…

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Apr 22, 1993

Well, we're still well within our deadline. I think that--because of my father-in-law's illness my wife was out of pocket for about 3 weeks, and so we're going to be pushed back a little bit off the 100 days. But we're working very hard. I…

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Apr 22, 1993

We're moving toward a deadline, and we'll have the details for you. I've already told--those things will be in the program. Whatever options we decide, we'll do that.

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Apr 22, 1993

This critical assistance will help the unemployed and their families with grocery bills, mortgage payments and other expenses while they seek new employment.

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Apr 22, 1993

We can be proud of his enormous accomplishments and the dignity and comfort he brought to the lives of so many of our country's least powerful and most dispossessed workers.

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Apr 22, 1993

The hardest work of reform must be done by the people of Russia and the other states themselves, and we applaud the courageous steps they have taken.

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Apr 22, 1993

Cesar Chavez was an authentic hero to millions of people throughout the world.

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Apr 22, 1993

It is time to put our relations with Russia and the other states on a new footing.

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Apr 22, 1993

I am disappointed that the job-producing elements of the original version of the legislation were forced to be removed from it.

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Apr 22, 1993

It is my hope that the Congress will consider further legislation to produce the jobs that are needed to strengthen and sustain the current economic recovery.

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Apr 22, 1993

The movement toward political and economic reform in Russia and the other new states of the former Soviet Union is the greatest security challenge of our day.

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Apr 22, 1993

I share the sadness his family, friends, followers, and supporters all feel upon his passing away.

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Apr 21, 1993

I've got to talk to a lot of people, see where we are, and go forward. We've got lots of other issues we need to put out there in the Congress and, you know, we may not win them all. But I'm going to keep fighting for jobs. I'm going to…

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Apr 21, 1993

I don't know. We'll see. This country went in one direction solid for more than a decade. I've been here about 90 days; it's going to take a little while to turn it around. But I'm not too disheartened. I'm disappointed in this particular…

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Apr 21, 1993

This place is their place, too, for them as for us, to memorialize the past and steel ourselves for the challenges of tomorrow.

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Apr 21, 1993

I have believed for a long time in grass roots community efforts and community service.

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Apr 21, 1993

The Holocaust reminds us forever that knowledge divorced from values can only serve to deepen the human nightmare.

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Apr 21, 1993

I think all of you recognize the fundamental truth that as Americans and as human beings we can never be completely fulfilled unless we help each other.

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Apr 21, 1993

I hope that this movement will go well beyond party or any other political division in this country.

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Apr 20, 1993

Vehicle Safety April 20, 1993 To the Congress of the United States: I transmit herewith the 1991 calendar year reports as prepared by the Department of Transportation on activities under the Highway Safety Act and the National Traffic and…

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