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).
May 9, 1996
The welfare system requires teen parents to follow responsible paths to independence
May 9, 1996
I want an America in which all Americans, without regard to their race or their gender or their station in life, who are willing to work hard, have a chance to live out their dreams.
May 9, 1996
The White House announced that the President has invited President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland to Washington for a working visit on July 8.
May 9, 1996
I believe we are living through a period of most profound change in the way we work, the way we live, the way we relate to each other and the rest of the world in 100 years.
May 8, 1996
Well, I am opposed to that, as you know. And so far, it's not in the Senate bill. So we're trying to keep it out of the final bill, and I will do everything I can to keep it out.
May 8, 1996
I have told you what my position is. There is a logjam in the Congress. The Senators have made it clear that they want to vote on both of them, the Democratic Senators have. They are now using the filibuster in the way the Republicans…
May 8, 1996
Well, first of all, I'm not asking the Republican committee or Senator Dole to refrain from politics. I'm not asking him not to make his speeches. I'm not asking him to refrain from differentiating himself from me. I'm not asking them to…
May 8, 1996
We are especially happy to have the President here at this particular point in the friendship between our two nations.
May 8, 1996
I'm hopeful that the United States can play a constructive role there.
May 8, 1996
It is a great honor for me to welcome President Stephanopoulos here to celebrate the ties that bind the United States and Greece.
May 8, 1996
S. 605 would also grant the Court of Federal Claims, an Article I court, authority to invalidate Federal statutes or regulations, raising constitutional concerns.
May 8, 1996
This year, the United States is proud to host the centennial of the modern Olympic games.
May 7, 1996
Many of the decisions we have to make today as we move from the cold war to the global society...are every bit as profound.
May 7, 1996
I'm very concerned by reports that some Republicans in Congress want to ruin these good, bipartisan bills by attaching to them bad proposals that shouldn't be there in the first place.
May 7, 1996
Bringing people together instead of driving them apart is what that means.
May 7, 1996
If we want a balanced budget, pass it without the poison pill of cutting education or the environment.
May 7, 1996
That doesn't guarantee us anything except the chance to have a decent, coherent life.
May 6, 1996
One in three chance that you will end your life sooner—that is a lousy bargain for no benefit.
May 6, 1996
The degree of the intensity that so many young people in America feel about this issue is the most hopeful thing about it.
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