09/19/1996
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"I fully expect that this legislation will have effects similar to those of the 1980 deregulation law."
"American apples have been totally banned from the Japanese market for the past 23 years."
"I am pleased to announce that the Government of Japan has agreed to take the first steps to open its market to American apples."
"This legislation is proof that we can end Government activities when they have outlived their usefulness."