Political Quotes

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 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

Thank you. We are delighted to be here today. I want to thank all of you for hosting us and coming out in such wonderful numbers, and I want to especially thank the young people who are here. I want to begin my introducing the First Lady…

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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

Thank you. We are delighted to be here today. I want to thank all of you for hosting us and coming out in such wonderful numbers, and I want to especially thank the young people who are here. I want to begin my introducing the First Lady…

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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

Change means asking everyone to pull his or her own weight for the common good.

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Feb 12, 1993

I support—I think you all know I've always been a big supporter of NASA and the space program

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Feb 12, 1993

I'm going to work a while today and a while tomorrow and a while—

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Feb 11, 1993

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Andrew last year was a sober reminder that we need to provide strong, organized, and effective help to American families whose lives are dramatically affected by disaster.

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Feb 11, 1993

Thank you very much. I would like to thank all of you ladies and gentlemen for coming here to join me today. I would like to say a special word of thanks to the leaders of various organizations and sectors of our economy who came in a…

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Feb 11, 1993

Thank you very much. I would like to thank all of you ladies and gentlemen for coming here to join me today. I would like to say a special word of thanks to the leaders of various organizations and sectors of our economy who came in a…

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Feb 11, 1993

It ought to be like clean water and clean air; it ought to be a part of the fabric of our life.

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Feb 11, 1993

Today, American taxpayers are being hit with $10 in avoidable health care costs, avoidable health care costs, for every $1 we could be spending on immunizing our young people.

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Feb 11, 1993

This is the Close-Up program, but they're not close up. [Laughter] Did you hear what I said today, Helen? [Helen Thomas, United Press International]

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Feb 11, 1993

Well, we thought it would be part of my productivity in Government. We have so many lawyers in the Cabinet--something I didn't know, actually, until someone pointed it out to me--that we could just rotate the job once a month among the…

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Feb 11, 1993

This is the Close-Up program, but they're not close up. [Laughter] Did you hear what I said today, Helen? [Helen Thomas, United Press International]

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Feb 11, 1993

Well, we thought it would be part of my productivity in Government. We have so many lawyers in the Cabinet--something I didn't know, actually, until someone pointed it out to me--that we could just rotate the job once a month among the…

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Feb 11, 1993

I talked to them last night. I think they got the message. I was really pleased with that last night. I liked it because the people who were asking questions, basically, they talked to me just like they did when I was a candidate. I was…

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