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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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Jun 16, 2004

We take a day a week a week, a whole day, every week for a year and did counseling.

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Jun 13, 2004

Saying if you would just let me straighten your nose and take the bags out from under your eyes. It was like if you had a different face, you'd be handsome.

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Jun 5, 2004

He was not mean spirited. He was always optimistic about our country. And he believed that freedom was a universal value.

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Jun 3, 2004

I am concerned how this is being portrayed, and I am sure it is meant to be a fix for a specific situation in South Carolina, but it is setting a precedent. That is what we do around here. We set precedents. It is hard to imagine that the…

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Jun 3, 2004

So when the Department of Defense markup approached, New York Governor George Pataki wrote to Chairman Warner and Ranking Member Levin urging them not to include DOE's language in the bill. While the provision was changed before the…

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May 11, 2004

I rise to introduce a legislation to restore operation of the Cross Sound Cable. I was dismayed to learn last Friday that the Secretary of Energy had issued an order that effectively shut down the Cross Sound Cable. The cable had been…

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Apr 29, 2004

I speak in celebration of El Dia de los Ninos, a traditional Latin American holiday celebrating the future of children. This holiday honors Latino children and other children throughout the United States. In my home State of New York a…

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Apr 28, 2004

today I am pleased to be submitting a resolution that urges Congress to expand the supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives who are raising children when their biological parents can no longer take care of them…

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Apr 22, 2004

I rise to introduce the Caribbean National Forest Act of 2004, along with Senator Schumer. The Caribbean National Forest Act designates approximately 10,000 acres of the Caribbean National Forest (CNF) as the El Toro Wilderness. The El…

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Apr 13, 2004

I ask you to look at John Kerry tonight and say to him what he has said to us his entire adult life. Send me.

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Apr 11, 2004

The Bush and Clinton law enforcement teams may also be asked whether the U.S. should set up a British style MI5 domestic spy agency and take that job away from the FBI.

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Apr 1, 2004

Well, the Senator from Illinois has raised another important issue because the administration is using taxpayer dollars to convey a misleading impression of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and to do so as a way of boosting the…

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Apr 1, 2004

Once again, the Senator from Illinois is absolutely correct. As he well remembers, the debate on the floor concerning prescription drugs benefited many opportunities to try to rein in the cost of prescription drugs, to try to give…

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Apr 1, 2004

many years ago when I was a schoolgirl, on this day someone might come up to me in the hallway and say: Hillary, your skirt is ripped. I would turn around in panic, and they would say: April Fools'. Or maybe somebody would stop me after…

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Mar 10, 2004

I support the Murray-Kennedy amendment to meet the funding promises in the No Child Left Behind Act. When I voted for the No Child Left Behind Act I thought we made a deal with our local school districts--we would ask more of them and we…

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Feb 26, 2004

I rise to introduce an important piece of legislation to assist our atomic weapons workers. The legislation addresses a major flaw in the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program by expanding eligibility for benefits…

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Feb 11, 2004

With respect to the debate that has been occurring, I understand the concerns raised by the Senator from Virginia, but under this amendment States would have the option of either enacting a primary seatbelt law or bringing their seatbelt…

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Feb 11, 2004

I also rise today to offer an amendment that is a sense of the Senate on an issue I spoke briefly about on the floor yesterday. I know the majority leader and several others touched on it this morning. It is regarding the issue of jobs and…

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Feb 11, 2004

I clearly have a fundamental disagreement with the views of the junior Senator from Virginia. I hope our colleagues will look at the facts. The facts are that failure to enforce seatbelt laws, to make it absolutely clear that there are…

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Nov 19, 2003

I am strongly opposed to it. I think it is bad for my State of New York and I think it is bad for our entire Nation. Yet I am very disappointed to find myself in this position where I feel compelled to oppose something called an Energy…

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Nov 18, 2003

as an original co-sponsor of S. 189, the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, I am delighted that the Senate is acting on this important legislation. I want to thank my Senate colleagues, particularly Senator Hollings…

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