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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).
That's what--what we've tried to do is to strike a proper balance. And my plan is to make full disclosure--is to try to continue the system we've had, but to fix the percentage of Medicare premiums that the seniors have to pay. So if the…
Who else would like to go? Yes, sir. [A participant voiced his distrust of doctors and hospitals and his concern that they often overcharge for services and asked what the Federal Government could do to regulate them.]
The one thing I want to say is I think we are finally organized to handle this now so that when people like you believe you know about this, it's very important that you make a referral to the U.S. attorney's office, because I think a lot…
Now, does this person--is this person in an HMO or not? [The doctor said that she was not sure whether the patient was in a Health Maintenance Organization but thought perhaps the same company owned both the hospital and the HMO. She…
Doctor, you want to go first? [A Dade County doctor discussed the decline of nonprofit hospitals and gave an example of a patient who received inadequate followup care due to the practices of for-profit hospitals.]
Thank you for taking a little time to meet with me and the Governor today. I wanted to just say a few words. First of all, let me thank Governor Chiles for being here. You know, when he was a Senator, he was the chairman of the Budget…
The amount provided by the Committee falls short of what the Administration believes is needed to implement an effective foreign policy.
The bill's restriction on counter-narcotics programs in Burma would seriously undermine U.S. efforts to attack the heart of the heroin production problem.
Repealing these safety programs will impose substantial human and economic costs on the Nation as a whole.
H.R. 1323, however, would impose unnecessarily prescriptive, costly, and time-consuming analytical requirements on the pipeline safety regulatory program and would encourage excessive litigation.
How can we change and do what we need to do and be true to our basic values?
The bill's risk assessment provisions, however, would build additional delays into the process by requiring extensive analytical steps not presently performed and not necessary or relevant to making decisions about pipeline safety…
I say we ought to be happy about these good things that are happening.
The generation that lives in this home conquered the Great Depression and World War II...
The message of Rosh Hashana—remembrance and redemption for the new year—serves as a timeless lesson for all of us as we seek a closer relationship with God and work to find deeper meaning in our lives.
The most troublesome aspect of this proposal is that FY 1996 funding for the components of the account would be set according to a rigid formula that would not provide flexibility to respond to changing needs.
I hope the House and Senate can quickly work out their differences on this legislation and send me a final bill as soon as possible.
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