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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Jan 28, 1997

No, we have a net tax cut. Number two, I believe that virtually all of the corporate loophole closings that we have in this budget are ones that we had discussed with and reached at least general agreement on with the congressional…

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Jan 28, 1997

No. I believe that's incorrect. And let me say, I also believe--and again, I'm speaking from memory now; I have not discussed this with Mr. Raines in the last several weeks. But I believe that--number one, I believe it's incorrect, that we…

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Jan 27, 1997

Social problems are something more than the rhetoric of campaigns now, they're about how people live.

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Jan 27, 1997

We will continue to reform our student loan programs to make college loans easier for students to get and easier to pay back.

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Jan 27, 1997

The remainder of the report will be translated into Spanish to be communicated to the Cuban people.

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Jan 27, 1997

I do not believe you will ever get the politics out of politics.

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Jan 27, 1997

I think people know deep down inside, we've got to go forward together.

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Jan 27, 1997

I have no private information that is inconsistent with the public statements of the Russian Government on President Yeltsin's health.

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Jan 27, 1997

The order makes it harder for such groups to finance these criminal activities by cutting off their access to sources of support in the United States and to U.S. financial facilities.

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Jan 27, 1997

It will also allow a working family to deduct up to $10,000 a year for taxes for the cost of any college tuition or job training.

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Jan 27, 1997

I'd like to take a minute now simply to outline our unprecedented commitment to higher education.

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Jan 27, 1997

I transmit herewith for Senate advice and consent to ratification the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation.

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Jan 27, 1997

I think it would be wrong on its own merits, but I think it might wind up being less useful to China.

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Jan 27, 1997

It proves we can protect our children from a future burdened by reckless debt even as we give them the educational opportunities they need to make the most of the 21st century.

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Jan 27, 1997

You can grow the economy, protect the environment; you can balance the budget and invest in education; you can be strong at home and be strong abroad.

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Jan 27, 1997

I want you to do is just take a minute tonight to look behind that, to understand what I believe 20, 30 years from now when people look back on this time, what they will say about it.

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Jan 27, 1997

Anyone who is involved in politics must accept responsibility for this problem and take responsibility to repair it.

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Jan 27, 1997

You can be sure that that will be a major focus of our discussion.

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Jan 27, 1997

This is our best chance in a generation to give the American people campaigns that are worthy of the world's oldest continuous democracy.

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