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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).
I said what I thought about what happened the last few days. We're going to look at all the evidence. We're going to see what we know and what we can do, and I'm going to do what I think is best to try to promote peace there. That's what…
You were great, all of you. This is very encouraging. I'll do what I can to support you. We'll keep working on it. We'll do it together. [At this point, the discussion ended, and the President took questions from reporters.] 1996 Election
What about you? [A participant said that she got involved because she found smoking disgusting and was annoyed that smokers ignored the risk of dying.]
Let me ask a question. Why did you get into this? Why do you care so much about this? [The participant explained that his godmother died of a smoking-related illness.]
To convince people? [The participant said that since he discovered that most people started smoking at a young age, he began teaching elementary school-age children about the harmful effects of tobacco products.]
Yes. Do they think you're kind of loony, or do they think you're doing something good? [One participant said that while she had no friends who smoked, she was confident that she would be able to convince a friend to quit. Another…
That sort of thing, I think you've got to do that early. [Several participants described school health education programs and advocated starting them at an early age and emphasizing the short-term consequences of smoking.]
I wanted to ask another question, if I might, because I want to--this is relevant, I think, to the PTA concerns. Do the schools in your school district, do they have programs like, for grade schoolers, which show pictures of lungs in…
Let me ask you something. Do the young people in your school who smoke believe that it's dangerous? [A participant responded that they really didn't care.]
Well, one of the proposals that we are considering, that's being considered here by the FDA, is the question of whether there should be no vending machines in any place that children have access to. If you're going to have vending…
In Virginia when you get a driver's license, do they put your picture on it? Participant. Yes, sir. [The participants added that they doubted that the Virginia law would do away with vending machines.]
What does it do? Participant. You will have to have picture photo I.D. in order to purchase. That one will work. But for all intents and purposes, right now I'm afraid that the vending machine one is getting watered down.
Wow. [A participant said that they were able to purchase cigarettes from 11 vending machines but found one for which the merchant would sell a token only after seeing identification. Secretary Shalala then introduced the president of the…
Out of the places you went, how many carded you and how many sold? [The young people said that about 60 percent of merchants sold them tobacco. One participant said she and a friend had surveyed 50 stores.]
The thing I'd like to point out, though, that I was astonished by, and I did not learn until about midnight last night, is that apparently, in an uncontested caucus, 50,000 people went.
It is against the law for businesses to hire workers who are illegal immigrants and are not authorized to work in the United States.
It remains the policy of this Administration to fully and aggressively enforce the antidiscrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the fullest extent.
My administration has put in place a comprehensive strategy to address the problem of illegal immigration.
It was a good year for professional football and for reminding us all that talent is never enough.
I want to thank those 50,000 Americans who showed that our people are not cynical, they haven't given up on citizenship, and they are prepared to take control of their future.
I met a young man not very long ago in Albany, New York, an eighth grader who has done a research paper on volcanoes entirely based on resources in Australia.
This Executive order keeps Federal contracts from going to businesses that knowingly hire illegal workers.
It doesn't mean we can allow individuals and families and communities to go back to a time when they had to fend for themselves.
It remains the policy of this Administration to enforce the immigration laws to the fullest extent.
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