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 29, 1997

He will long be remembered as a defining force in the pop art movement.

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Sep 29, 1997

An additional 10,000 refugee admissions numbers shall be made available during FY 1998 for the adjustment to permanent resident status.

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Sep 29, 1997

I think it's very important that we throw this into the future now.

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Sep 29, 1997

The admission of up to 83,000 refugees to the United States during FY 1998 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.

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Sep 29, 1997

I'll miss a lot of things about Shali, but perhaps most of all I'll miss the integrity he always displayed in being my closest military adviser.

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Sep 29, 1997

Without the President's authority to act quickly, many of America's grandest places would never have been protected and preserved for future generations.

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Sep 29, 1997

It is a time for both joy and reflection— joy in the promise of another year in which to live and work, reflection on how to grow closer to God and family.

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Sep 29, 1997

I have today signed into law H.R. 2016, the 'Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998.'

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Sep 29, 1997

Our Nation is safer, our Armed Forces are stronger, and our world is a better place because of your service.

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Sep 29, 1997

The answer is to put competition, change, excellence, accountability back into the public school system, not to take limited funds away from it.

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Sep 29, 1997

This selection would undermine the effectiveness of the Executive branch ethics program.

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Sep 29, 1997

We have also worked to improve and tighten the naturalization process and have made needed reforms to our asylum system for refugees fleeing persecution.

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Sep 29, 1997

The Antiquities Act is one of the most successful environmental laws in American history.

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Sep 29, 1997

I believe that we can make a significant difference in how we move forward.

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Sep 29, 1997

Historically, use of the Antiquities Act has not been without controversy.

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Sep 29, 1997

One of the things that I believe this group should strongly consider doing is actually publishing a kind of a compendium of those local efforts.

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Sep 29, 1997

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 5317 of title 5, United States Code, and in order to remove a position from Level V of the Executive Schedule…

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Sep 29, 1997

I will veto any legislation that damages our commitment to public education and to high national standards.

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