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 19, 1996

We must remain both a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.

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Jan 19, 1996

Congress should never threaten to default on America's debts.

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Jan 19, 1996

If Barbara wasn't in the Constitution when it was first written, she made sure that once she got in, she stayed in it all the way.

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Jan 19, 1996

Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor, or will we become a divided nation?

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Jan 19, 1996

We the people. It is a very eloquent beginning, but when the document was completed on the 17th of September in 1787, I was not included in that 'we the people.'

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Jan 19, 1996

NASA has been a major, major force in helping us to figure out ways to save our planet Earth.

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Jan 19, 1996

Shutting down the Government again would be unbelievably irresponsible.

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Jan 18, 1996

Nothing in this memorandum shall require an executive department or agency to provide public access to its buildings or facilities if such access could impede or disrupt the performance of official duties by government employees or…

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Jan 18, 1996

In the morning, the President traveled to Atlanta, GA, where he laid a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Jan 17, 1996

Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System January 17, 1996 It is my deep regret to learn of Alan Blinder's decision not to seek a second term as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve…

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Jan 17, 1996

The crisis with respect to the grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists that threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process that lead to the declaration on January 23, 1995, of a national emergency has not been resolved.

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Jan 17, 1996

It is wrong for us to defer this because of disagreements that are not necessary to resolve.

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Jan 17, 1996

I blocked the assets in the United States, or in the control of United States persons, of foreign terrorists.

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Jan 17, 1996

I also prohibited transactions or dealings by United States persons in such property.

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Jan 17, 1996

The national emergency declared on January 23, 1995, must continue in effect beyond January 23, 1996.

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Jan 17, 1996

I hereby extend to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources the privileges and immunities that provide or pertain to immunity from suit.

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Jan 17, 1996

I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security.

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Jan 17, 1996

Terrorist groups continue to engage in activities with the purpose or effect of threatening the Middle East peace process, and that are hostile to U.S. interests in the region.

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Jan 16, 1996

It is my deep regret to learn of Alan Blinder's decision not to seek a second term as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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Jan 16, 1996

I am personally appreciative of her efforts to address the difficult problem of illegal immigration as Chair of the Commission on Immigration Reform.

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