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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Sep 17, 1998

Jazz is also, as it has long been, the international language of liberation.

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Sep 16, 1998

Corporation September 16, 1998 To the Congress of the United States: As required by the provisions of section 13, Public Law 806, 80th Congress (15 U.S.C. 714k), I transmit herewith the report of the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal…

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Sep 16, 1998

I also encourage the American people to remember with compassion and concern the courageous families who persevere in their quest to know the fate of their missing loved ones.

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Sep 16, 1998

The children in this audience are going to live in a very different world than we grew up in.

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Sep 16, 1998

We cannot be, to quote the words of the Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, 'an island of prosperity.'

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Sep 16, 1998

The EAPC and the PFP have provided means for incorporating partners into NATO's operation in Bosnia.

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Sep 16, 1998

I've spoken to too many doctors and nurses who aren't able to give the kind of care they're trained to give.

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Sep 16, 1998

These are good times for the country, and that's good news for America, and it's good news for American labor.

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Sep 16, 1998

I would like to thank John Sweeney for many things, but I would especially like to thank him for the introduction he gave Carol Hooper.

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Sep 16, 1998

To reject or delay this funding not only would undermine America's leadership in the world; it also would expose American workers, savers, farmers, and businesses to unacceptable economic risks.

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Sep 16, 1998

The PFP has been a critical tool in helping all the Partners, regardless of their desire to join NATO, to build stronger ties with the Alliance and develop closer cooperative relationships with all their neighbors.

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Sep 16, 1998

Our bill says that managed care accountants can't make arbitrary medical decisions that doctors ought to make, and theirs doesn't.

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Sep 16, 1998

We urge the Congress to provide the leadership needed to keep America safe, strong, and prosperous.

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Sep 16, 1998

Together we have fought against efforts, constant efforts in the Congress, to undercut worker rights.

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Sep 16, 1998

The administration strongly opposes the 'Mexico City' restrictions that are included in the Committee bill.

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Sep 16, 1998

We urge Congress to leave as much as possible of the reserve unallocated so that funds are available to address emerging needs.

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Sep 16, 1998

The choice really is between partisanship and progress, between people and old-fashioned politics—or maybe even newfangled politics.

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Sep 16, 1998

The cuts embodied in the Committee's funding level for USAID assistance programs to the NIS are especially unfortunate.

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Sep 16, 1998

It is time to raise the minimum wage again, and I think we ought to do it.

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Sep 16, 1998

We will never give up on our efforts to obtain the fullest possible accounting of every American missing in service to our country.

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Sep 16, 1998

Rigorous research confirms what parents and teachers have long believed -- that students in smaller classes, especially in the early grades, make greater educational gains and maintain those gains over time.

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Sep 16, 1998

Enhancements to the PFP, which are nearly fully implemented, provide a solid foundation for closer NATO-Partner collaboration.

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