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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Jul 25, 1995

The ADA became law because Americans... worked together in the best interest of everyone, putting party behind country.

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Jul 25, 1995

These and other provisions would place the heaviest burden of budget balancing on those least able to bear it.

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Jul 25, 1995

I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities in honor of our Nation's Korean War veterans.

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Jul 25, 1995

I do not believe a unilateral lift of the embargo is the right way to go.

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Jul 25, 1995

Businesses make profits; employees get paychecks; workers take their paychecks home to their families and lift their children out of poverty.

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Jul 25, 1995

I applaud the statement that he made and the action he took today.

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Jul 25, 1995

I want to work with Congress to get an international affairs bill I can sign.

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Jul 25, 1995

That is the best kind of affirmative action for all the American people.

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Jul 25, 1995

To make it work, we have to create economic opportunity, solve social problems, and pull people together who have been apart.

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Jul 25, 1995

You want to do something for your country? Make your empowerment zone work.

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Jul 25, 1995

The proposed cuts in the international affairs budget are dangerous and shortsighted.

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Jul 25, 1995

It has meant more opportunity for 49 million Americans with disabilities to do their part to make us a stronger and better country.

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Jul 25, 1995

We will not allow Americans with disabilities to be kept from realizing their dreams by closed doors or narrowed minds.

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Jul 25, 1995

It's time instead for the Congress to support our antidrug initiatives.

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Jul 25, 1995

I want to balance the budget because I think it will explode economic growth.

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Jul 25, 1995

We became the first nation in the world to commit ourselves to equal rights and equal opportunities for all citizens with disabilities.

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Jul 25, 1995

No President, Democrat or Republican, could accept these restrictions because they threaten the President's ability to protect and promote American interests around the world.

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Jul 25, 1995

We cannot maintain the American dream if we go another 20 years when we are very successful by some measures.

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Jul 25, 1995

I think the strong course is to have a powerful use of air power and to support the rapid reaction force.

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Jul 24, 1995

Do not let anybody tell you that we have to do that to stabilize the trust fund or to balance the budget.

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Jul 24, 1995

Their plan does propose to provide older Americans with a voucher for a set amount each year.

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Jul 24, 1995

I know we can do both without returning Medicare to the area of American partisan politics and to nightmares for the elderly people and their children in this country.

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