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).

Quotes by year · 1992–202635,350 total · peak 1999 (4990)
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Jun 27, 1999

We can do something about elderly women, who are more poor than the rest of the elderly population.

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Jun 27, 1999

They can find a way to do this if they decide that the price of failure is far higher than the price of compromise.

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Jun 27, 1999

I want them to remember how strongly the people voted for peace and for the Good Friday accords.

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Jun 27, 1999

I hope you will continue to stand for these things, which deepen the meaning of the word, 'America.'

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Jun 27, 1999

Social Security taxes should be saved for Social Security, period.

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Jun 27, 1999

I think that they're in a terrible bind now because the Drumcree deadline is coming up against the negotiation deadline.

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Jun 27, 1999

Our surplus will be $20 billion more than we thought this year.

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Jun 27, 1999

In fact, the budget surplus for 1999 will be $99 billion, the largest as a share of our economy since 1951.

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Jun 27, 1999

It means the next time there is an international financial crisis, we will be relatively less vulnerable.

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Jun 27, 1999

We've been through a lot as a country in the last several weeks.

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Jun 27, 1999

Let me also join Joe and Beth in thanking Fran and Sandra for being so wonderful to us.

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Jun 27, 1999

H.R. 1218, as reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary, also fails to address a number of the critical concerns raised by the Administration.

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Jun 27, 1999

The surplus is the hard-earned product of our fiscal discipline.

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Jun 25, 1999

I am very pleased the House of Representatives has just approved, by an overwhelming bipartisan margin, the ``Foster Care Independence Act.'' This legislation would expand access to health care, education, housing, and counseling for young…

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Jun 25, 1999

Well, I don't feel isolated. I mean, you all are having at me pretty good here today. [Laughter] And that's one of the reasons I'm still here, because I haven't been isolated, either from the American people at large or from a wide and…

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Jun 25, 1999

Absolutely. I don't want to go over there and have all these things hanging out. I hope they'll all be resolved. Let me say, I think it's a very exciting thing, and I congratulate Prime Minister Obuchi on wanting to host this conference in…

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