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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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Oct 11, 2000

Our disagreement was with the Milosevic regime, not the people of Serbia who have suffered under the regime's brutal policies.

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Oct 11, 2000

This agreement also provides the additional $1.5 billion I requested for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the largest increase ever requested by any administration.

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Oct 11, 2000

We must not let the fear of people different from ourselves prevent this legislation from passing.

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Oct 11, 2000

If, as it now appears, this was an act of terrorism, it was a despicable and cowardly act.

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Oct 11, 2000

In approving this measure, I note that section 3 of the Act instructs the Office of Government Ethics to conduct a one-time study and submit to two Congressional committees 'a report on improvements to the financial disclosure process for…

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Oct 11, 2000

The removal of these sanctions is a first step to ending Serbia's isolation.

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Oct 11, 2000

I am pleased that the Senate has passed a VA/HUD bill that will open the doors of opportunity in America for those who need it most.

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Oct 11, 2000

The United States today has a submarine force second to none, whose unprecedented contributions to intelligence, deterrence, and offensive military capability will continue to serve as a strong pillar of our Nation's security in the years…

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Oct 11, 2000

It ended a dictatorship, and it can liberate an entire region from the nagging fear that ethnic differences will again be exploited to start wars and shift borders.

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Oct 11, 2000

Agencies shall, as appropriate, consult with and seek information and advice from experts in the areas of special targeted recruitment and diversity in employment.

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Oct 10, 2000

We have to reach an agreement on this factfinding effort to determine what happened and how to keep it from happening again.

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Oct 10, 2000

You need to go ask people whether we're better off than we were 8 years ago.

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Oct 10, 2000

This legislation is proof positive that when we sit down together and work in a bipartisan spirit, we can do things for the American people.

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Oct 10, 2000

You are that reality, and you have changed America for the better.

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Oct 10, 2000

It is wrong that U.S. citizens pay the highest prices in the world for medications, leaving many with no other option than to go abroad to obtain affordable prescription drugs.

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Oct 10, 2000

Arithmetic is what caused the Republicans to run the economy into a ditch.

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Oct 10, 2000

I have just signed this year's Department of Interior Appropriations Act.

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Oct 10, 2000

I want to thank Representative Norm Dicks and Representative Ralph Regula for their extraordinary bipartisan leadership.

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Oct 10, 2000

That's why the economic analysis that I've seen indicates that the Democratic plan will keep interest rates a point lower a year for a decade.

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Oct 10, 2000

If more people had done what you did today, he would be ahead, not behind, in the polls.

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Oct 10, 2000

I would also like to ask one more time for Congress to pass the Patients' Bill of Rights.

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