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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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Feb 25, 1998

I believe these petitions offer us the most realistic hope for real reform this year.

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Feb 25, 1998

You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress immediately and to publish it in the Federal Register.

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Feb 25, 1998

I ask the members of the Federal Election Commission to take the step supported by a majority of Members of the Senate and ban soft money.

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Feb 25, 1998

I think this is an important part of our national obligation to one another, to deal with these things in the proper way.

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Feb 25, 1998

I look forward to working with her and other Members of Congress to enact bipartisan child care legislation that helps Americans fulfill their responsibilities as workers and, even more important, as parents.

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Feb 25, 1998

Today I'm pleased to announce new National Science Foundation grants that will connect 29 more universities to help create the next generation Internet.

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Feb 25, 1998

I am pleased that all 45 Democrats and a majority of the Senate supported the bipartisan McCain-Feingold legislation.

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Feb 25, 1998

I have determined that the following major illicit drug producing and/or major illicit drug transit countries do not meet the standards set forth in section 490(b) for certification:

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Feb 25, 1998

We know that for every dollar we spend on prevention, we save two or more in future disaster cost.

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Feb 25, 1998

I continue to call upon the Federal Communications Commission to act to provide free or discounted airtime to candidates.

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Feb 25, 1998

Just as the need for change has not gone away, campaign finance reform will not go away.

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Feb 25, 1998

This has been very interesting to me, and it's a wonderful reaffirmation of the citizenship of all of you.

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Feb 25, 1998

One of the things that I hope will happen is that Project Impact and all the communities where it operates will be able to get a higher percentage of people who are willing to basically continue to be prepared.

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Feb 25, 1998

I hereby determine that it is in the vital national interests of the United States to certify the following major illicit drug producing and/or major illicit drug transit countries:

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Feb 25, 1998

I am disappointed that the Senate Republican leadership today killed campaign finance reform.

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Feb 25, 1998

I will strongly oppose any efforts by Congress to block this reform.

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Feb 24, 1998

Biological Weapons Defense February 24, 1998 Dear __________: Attached is a report to the Congress on Chemical and Biological Weapons Defense, submitted pursuant to Condition 11(F) of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification of…

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Feb 24, 1998

I'm glad that my fellow Democrats can go into this election cycle and say we proved that you could reduce the size of Government and balance the budget and still invest more in education and health care and the environment.

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Feb 24, 1998

I want us to have a strong economy, and I want us to always be on the forefront of every new thing that happens.

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Feb 24, 1998

We're going to have to make some changes in Medicare if we expect it to sustain itself well into the next century.

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Feb 24, 1998

All of us, every single one of us, we're just hired hands for a fleeting period of time in the broad sweep of our Nation's odyssey.

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Feb 24, 1998

The emergency declared with respect to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba on February 24, 1996, is to continue in effect beyond March 1, 1998.

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