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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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Feb 16, 1993

Absolutely, I do. I believe if we reduce the deficit it will stabilize long-term interest rates, free up money for growth and increase jobs----

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Feb 16, 1993

I do. I mean, the people in the stock market know, have known in general all along what was going to be in the program, and the stock market has gone up markedly since the election. The stock market's been going up since the election.

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Feb 16, 1993

We've cut quite a bit of spending. I think it is difficult to justify cutting big health care spending unless it is in the context of providing affordable health care to everybody, because you don't want to do it in a way that's really…

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Feb 16, 1993

I think when you see the whole program, it won't be raw pain. I think most middle class Americans, when you look at the costs plus the benefits, are going to be much, much better off. It's a very progressive program. And a lot of the…

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Feb 16, 1993

We must now break the habits of both political parties and say there can be no more something for nothing.

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Feb 16, 1993

Tonight I present to you a comprehensive plan to set our Nation on that new course.

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Feb 15, 1993

Well, I don't--[inaudible]. In the sense that every one--the ones that are ahead are more important than the ones that are behind. I think tonight is important. I think Wednesday night is important. But you know, we're trying to change a…

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Feb 15, 1993

I think most middle class Americans, when you look at the costs plus the benefits, are going to be much, much better off.

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Feb 15, 1993

The United States imposed economic sanctions on Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and illegal occupation of Kuwait.

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Feb 15, 1993

The regime of Saddam Hussein continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

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Feb 15, 1993

The U.N. sanctions remain in place; the United States will continue to enforce those sanctions.

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Feb 15, 1993

The clinics supported by title X of the PHS Act provide essential reproductive health services to poor women.

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Feb 15, 1993

A lot of the wealthiest American business leaders I've talked to believe that their businesses will be much better off with stable long-term low interest rates and the availability to invest and grow.

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Feb 14, 1993

And for the first time in more than a decade, we're all in this together.

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Feb 14, 1993

I’m confident in our cause because I believe in America, and I know we have learned the hard lessons of the 1980's.

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Feb 14, 1993

The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.

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Feb 13, 1993

I hereby proclaim the month of February 1993 as American Heart Month.

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Feb 12, 1993

Well, let me say, in my State the public health department does 85 percent of the immunizations done. I'm very proud of that. And there are a lot of Southern States that, because of our legacy of poverty, have had to develop very elaborate…

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Feb 12, 1993

Well, I'm going to present a program to the Congress to provide for the immunization of all children at a reasonable price. I hope they will be a part of developing that program. Whether they are or not is up to them. But this is…

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Feb 12, 1993

Well, for one thing, the drug companies are used to selling drugs on a bulk basis at a discount rate to the Federal Government and to some of the States. I think that the position they have taken, that we should continue the status quo, is…

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Feb 12, 1993

I've gotten a lot of good advice from them, a lot of good ideas.

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Feb 12, 1993

We want to stop soaking the middle class and ask everybody to bear a fair share of the load.

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