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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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Dec 21, 2005

the Senate is considering today the Department of Defense authorization conference report for the 2006 fiscal year. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have attended numerous hearings and participated in the markup of…

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Dec 16, 2005

In June, a groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Indiana School of Medicine, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, concluded that adolescents exposed to high levels of violent media were less able to…

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Dec 8, 2005

Mr. Clinton is calling President Bush 'flat wrong', his words, on the notion that reducing greenhouse gases will hurt the economy.

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Dec 1, 2005

No. I think that we will have to draw down our troops. They have said they want us to draw down our troops. And I think his idea that we need greater strike force capacity, he said right outside the country. I would favor, I think…

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Dec 1, 2005

I just think that we ought to let these elections take place first and then recognize that now everybody, the Bush administration, all the Democrats and all the leaders of the Iraqi factions all believe there should be a substantial…

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Nov 30, 2005

We don't want to set a fixed timetable, if that led to chaos, the establishment of permanent terrorist operations in the Sunni section of Iraq, and long-term greater instability in the Middle East.

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Nov 30, 2005

The question is, what's now best for the American people, for the war on terror, and for the people of Iraq, and the stability of the Middle East?

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Nov 30, 2005

But we don't want to set a timetable now before this election.

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Nov 30, 2005

We shouldn't set a deadline before these parliamentary elections.

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Nov 30, 2005

So, whether you were for it or against it, it seems to me, you should all be praying that it succeeds. I am.

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Nov 16, 2005

there we have it. We are once again hearing objections. The status quo wins the day. FEMA will not change. The Department of Homeland Security will not change. We will never get to the bottom of what happened and what we need to do to fix…

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Nov 14, 2005

I understand that these reallocations or reprogramming usually require approval by the subcommittee. Will both the chairman and ranking member join us, in writing, in an effort to urge the Department to reprogram funds to ensure reasonable…

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Nov 3, 2005

today I discuss the Agricultural Appropriations conference report, which recently passed the Senate. Though I was not pleased with all aspects of the final report, I voted in favor of this bill because I support New York farmers and…

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Oct 27, 2005

Is amendment 2313 at the desk? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment is the pending amendment, the one we go on in regular business.

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Oct 27, 2005

Then if we are on the bill at this time, I wish to speak briefly about amendment 2313 and ask that it be pending before the Senate. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has the right to make that amendment the regular order if she…

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Oct 27, 2005

I do desire, Mr. President, to make amendment 2313 the regular order. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Oct 27, 2005

This money has been counted on to meet the needs of so many of these workers, through the workers comp system, through the health care system. We fought very hard to make sure there was a sufficient amount of money for the diagnosis of the…

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Oct 27, 2005

as you can tell from both Senator Schumer and myself, we are very grateful for this understanding and pending action that will give us a chance to right this wrong. Again I think it is difficult to trace how it happened. I believe it is in…

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Oct 27, 2005

may we have unanimous consent to use the leader time? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leadership time is reserved. The leadership is to use that time.

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Oct 27, 2005

And so, Mr. President, let me, if I could---- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is no further time for the minority to yield.

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Oct 26, 2005

So, Mr. President, now that the Senate is in order, let me just request that we pass this amendment to add money to IDEA, which is something we all hear about everywhere we travel in our States to provide necessary tax relief to property…

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