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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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Apr 24, 1997

The legitimate commercial activities and interests of chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical firms in the United States are not being significantly harmed by the limitations of the Convention on access to, and production of, those…

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Apr 23, 1997

Item Veto April 23, 1997 I am pleased that the Supreme Court has granted the Solicitor General's request to provide an expedited review of a lower court ruling on the line item veto. The line item veto provides a critical tool for the…

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Apr 23, 1997

I hereby delegate to you the functions vested in the President by section 564 of the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1994.

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Apr 23, 1997

I think we can get a balanced budget supported by a majority of Republicans and a majority of Democrats in both Houses if we work together in good faith.

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Apr 23, 1997

It is about the right of each individual in America to be judged on their merits and abilities and to be allowed to contribute to society without facing unfair discrimination on account of sexual orientation.

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Apr 23, 1997

This vote is vivid proof that we are stronger as a nation when we work together.

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Apr 23, 1997

I'm willing to work through this process on the budget just the way we worked through this.

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Apr 23, 1997

We must never, ever believe that our diversity is a weakness, for it is our greatest strength.

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Apr 23, 1997

The Chemical Weapons Convention truly was made in America, under two of my predecessors.

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Apr 23, 1997

Discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation is currently legal in 41 States.

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Apr 23, 1997

Because they have ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention, our troops will be less likely to face poison gas on the battlefield.

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Apr 22, 1997

Before we break this up, I just want to make two points. The first thing I wanted to ask is a question. Is there an estimated time for when the water and sewer will be hooked up again? Do we even know? Do we have any way of--anyone know…

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Apr 22, 1997

After years and years of dealing with things of this kind, my instinct is that what Governor Carlson said is right, that what Minnesota learned and what we learned in all the Midwestern States that were engulfed in the flood of '93 will…

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Apr 22, 1997

We've got the entire congressional delegation from North Dakota and from South Dakota, and they came to see me as one a couple of weeks ago. And I really appreciated it. I don't think even they were prepared for what's happened since then…

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Apr 22, 1997

First of all, Mayor, and to all of you who've spoken, I thank you for what you said and for how you said it and for what you've done. And the pain with which you spoke, I think, only showed the rest of us that you're speaking for all the…

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Apr 22, 1997

Well, my message is that we support people in exercising their religious liberties and in living out their religious convictions everywhere in the world. And we certainly support that in the Muslim world. But we don't want to see religion…

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Apr 22, 1997

Well, I hope so. We're working hard on it. We are working very, very hard on it. I am; the Vice President is; everyone in our administration is. I worked over the weekend some on it. We're doing the best we can to put together a strong…

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Apr 22, 1997

I think, as I said, my experience in dealing with the flood in the Middle West and all the disasters in California, the Pacific Northwest, the floods in the Southeast, is that Congress finds a way. And I think everybody in America has been…

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Apr 22, 1997

You have shown that when we think of our duties to one another, our own lives are better.

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Apr 22, 1997

What makes a community a place to live in is not the buildings. It's the people, the spirit, and faith that are in those people.

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Apr 22, 1997

You can rebuild stronger and better than ever. And we're going to help you do that.

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Apr 22, 1997

I want to encourage all of you to really look out for each other in the next few days and be sensitive to the enormous emotional pressures that some of you will feel.

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Apr 22, 1997

The Act is designed to encourage and assist efforts to conserve one of the world's most important species of wildlife.

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