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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).
You're the first person that ever asked me that. I don't know. But I'll look into it. It's an interesting idea. I never thought about it. Mr. Roberts. That's Congressman Sanders' idea. He has proposed to allow pharmacies to reimport drugs…
Good to see you. Medicare Prescription Benefit Mr. Roberts. So, you know the issue, sir. You've been trying to address it, the idea that there are 15 million senior citizens in this country who don't have Medicaid coverage for prescription…
Well I think everybody knows where I am on that. I have met already with the executive committee of the AFL-CIO. That is not the purpose of my going there. They invited me to come by, and I was happy to accept, but I have already had a…
First of all, I think the Republican right's being too hard on Governor Bush. I mean, you know, I don't understand why they're being so mean to him about this. He has stuck with them on--he was for that tax cut that they wanted. His main…
I had a dinner here the other night that had Republicans and Democrats, including Republicans who were on both sides of the issue. There seems to be, among really thoughtful people who care about this, an overwhelming consensus that not…
Oh, absolutely. I'm not mending fences. I would have accepted this invitation to go to this event tonight under any circumstances. I have actually enjoyed a fairly constructive relationship with the Teamsters over 6\1/2\ years. I've seen…
I directed a limited number of U.S. military forces to deploy to East Timor to provide support to the multinational force.
Approved October 5H.R. 2981 / Public Law 106-64To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through March 31, 2000
To give more children a healthy start in life, we have extended health care coverage to millions of previously uninsured children.
With this treaty other nations will find it harder to acquire or to modernize nuclear weapons.
The White House announced that the President met with Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr., and ranking Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the Oval Office to discuss Medicare reform.
Some of these natural disasters are part of predictable weather patterns.
The overwhelming majority of the jobs that were created were created in the private sector.
I call upon all Americans to recognize all those individuals whose efforts contribute so much to the success of our national child nutrition programs.
Approved October 6S. 293 / Public Law 106-66To direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to convey certain lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College
I think the United States and Canada are among the most fortunate countries in the world because we have such diversity.
I certify that continued production from the naval petroleum reserves is in the national interest.
I'm profoundly grateful for the leadership shown by Canada in our common efforts to promote world peace.
Children bring so much hope, joy, and love to our lives; in return, we owe them our time, our attention, the power of our example, and the comfort of our concern.
The children of America are our most precious gift and our greatest responsibility.
The United States cannot afford to relinquish the leadership of the world in the cause of nonproliferation.
We look for ways to imbue old values with new life and old institutions with new meaning.
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