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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Aug 1, 1995

Security policies designed to protect classified information must ensure consistent, cost effective, and efficient protection of our Nation's classified information.

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Jul 31, 1995

The policies and actions of the Saddam Hussein regime continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States as well as to regional peace and security.

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Jul 31, 1995

I think it would be an error to set up a situation in the United States where one person could own half the television stations in the country or half of the media outlets.

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Jul 31, 1995

Dragging his feet is an apt, but inadequate, description of what has happened.

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Jul 31, 1995

The Baghdad government continues to violate basic human rights of its own citizens through systematic repression of minorities and denial of humanitarian assistance.

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Jul 31, 1995

The United States, together with the international community, is maintaining economic sanctions against Iraq because the Iraqi regime has failed to comply fully with United Nations Security Council resolutions.

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Jul 31, 1995

My administration is committed to enactment of a telecommunications reform bill in this Congress.

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Jul 31, 1995

We have to remember in order to do this that all the special interests have to be subordinated to the broader public interest.

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Jul 30, 1995

This is a critical program for harnessing leading-edge technology from the commercial sector for national defense.

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Jul 30, 1995

I have concluded, having worked at this job now for 2 1/2 years, that we cannot achieve the specific strategies of creating opportunity or providing for more responsibility unless we find a way to do more together.

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Jul 30, 1995

This legislation is part of a bipartisan and intergovernmental effort to aid the District in its time of fiscal crisis.

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Jul 30, 1995

It would also seriously undermine the President's goal of providing a balanced budget while increasing investment programs essential to a higher standard of living for all Americans.

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Jul 30, 1995

I believe that unless we do this, and until we do it, there will still be a sort of wedge that will be very hard to get out of the spirit and the life of America.

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Jul 30, 1995

An unforeseen emergency exists, which requires immediate military assistance to an international organization

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Jul 30, 1995

The bill would micromanage Defense operations by restricting the authority of the President.

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Jul 30, 1995

The requirement that the complete negotiating record of the ABM Treaty be provided to the Senate would further intrude on the President's authority for the conduct of diplomatic relations.

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Jul 30, 1995

The emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except section 506 of the Act.

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Jul 30, 1995

I want to help people on welfare, but I also want to reward people who, on their own, are off of welfare, on modest incomes.

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Jul 29, 1995

That's what the First Lady said. These personal costs that are going to be loaded on the individual seniors under their plan do not make a contribution to stabilizing the Trust Fund. They are not necessary to stabilize the Trust Fund, and…

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Jul 29, 1995

I want to hear from all of you first, and then we'll take the press questions. [At this point, Mayor Norman Abramowitz of Tamarac, FL, asked the President to continue the fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid and asked if he would address…

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Jul 28, 1995

I am serving notice that I will not support what they are attempting to do to the seniors.

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Jul 28, 1995

I am pleased that Major Meadows knew of this honor before he died.

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Jul 28, 1995

Medicare is too important to all families to become a piggy bank for tax cuts for just a few.

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