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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Sep 20, 2000

Covered my back? When they came after me with a torch and lit the fire, John and the Black Caucus brought the buckets and poured water on it, and I appreciate it.

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Sep 20, 2000

The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 was a breakthrough in helping persons with disabilities enter the workforce.

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Sep 20, 2000

That's what the teachers want. That's what the good principals want. And that's the right thing to do.

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Sep 20, 2000

A century ago President Theodore Roosevelt set our Nation on the path of conservation.

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Sep 20, 2000

Do not be discouraged. Do not give up. Fight. This is worth fighting for.

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Sep 19, 2000

If you want the interest of the American people to be the agenda of America's Government, it would help if you had Al Gore and Joe Lieberman.

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Sep 19, 2000

S. 2796 would authorize ten interrelated water resources projects whose construction, operation, and maintenance is an essential first step toward achieving the bipartisan goal of restoring a national treasure, America's Everglades.

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Sep 19, 2000

We could actually end poverty for all the children of America.

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Sep 19, 2000

Today's award of nearly $20 million in adoption bonuses to States demonstrates the dramatic success of our efforts to move more children from the foster care system to loving homes they can call their own.

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Sep 19, 2000

I commend the States for accepting the challenge to more rapidly move children from foster care into permanent homes.

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Sep 19, 2000

We have always been, we always will be, and God willing, we will always be strengthened by the fact that we are a nation of immigrants.

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Sep 18, 2000

That's basically the message I've been trying to preach for 8 years here, that everybody counts; everybody deserves a chance; we all do better when we help each other.

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Sep 18, 2000

We strongly oppose the authorization level of $2 billion per year for five years contained in H.R. 4999.

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Sep 18, 2000

It helps to make sure that the aging of America will be, on balance, a great blessing and not an overwhelming burden to our children and our grandchildren.

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Sep 18, 2000

I want to thank the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts for giving young people a chance.

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Sep 18, 2000

I know we've got a long way to go, too, because still Latino characters are only about 3 percent of those that appear on prime-time television.

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Sep 18, 2000

These are burdens that people shoulder every day and, as you heard, unapologetically, proudly, loyal to their families, understanding that loving someone for a lifetime means taking the bad along with the good.

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