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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Jun 11, 1997

Above all, today's vote shows that while we may not agree on everything, we can still work together and move forward on those crucial priorities that are beyond dispute.

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Jun 10, 1997

When you know what works and you do it and you see children's lives reclaimed, it becomes unconscionable not to do more.

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Jun 10, 1997

I really believed in 1991 and 1992... that we had to modernize the approach of the Democratic Party consistent with our values.

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Jun 10, 1997

The good guys are winning and the tide of crime is being rolled back.

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Jun 10, 1997

I'm proud of the fact that we've had the biggest drop in crime in 36 years.

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Jun 10, 1997

I'm proud of the fact that we've had the biggest drop in welfare in history by far.

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Jun 10, 1997

We have got to show the same progress with young people, with juvenile crime, with violence, that we have seen in the overall crime rate with adults in the last 5 years.

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Jun 10, 1997

Guns are still at the heart of the gangs that strike at the hearts of our communities and families.

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Jun 9, 1997

Let's do the right thing and resolve that we're not going to stop until we get those TIMSS tests and we're first in the world.

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Jun 9, 1997

Council membership shall also include representatives of the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, the Federal Procurement Council.

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Jun 9, 1997

We can be the best in the world if we simply believe it and then organize ourselves to achieve it.

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Jun 9, 1997

We have to have the conviction that every child in America can learn.

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Jun 9, 1997

This order is for the internal management of the executive branch and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural.

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Jun 9, 1997

America's fourth graders are performing above the national average in math and science.

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Jun 9, 1997

The Chair shall invite representatives of the Social Security Administration to participate in the Council's work, as appropriate.

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Jun 9, 1997

The Council shall plan, promote, and recommend improvements in Government administration and operations.

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Jun 9, 1997

I hereby direct the following: Section 1. Interagency Council on Administrative Management.

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Jun 8, 1997

It is our moral obligation to confront these issues as they arise and to act now to prevent abuse.

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Jun 8, 1997

Attempting to clone a human being is unacceptably dangerous to the child and morally unacceptable to our society.

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Jun 8, 1997

The time has come to stop playing politics with the lives of Americans in need and to send me a clean, unencumbered disaster relief bill that I can and will sign the moment it reaches my desk.

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