08/31/2000
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"The significance of the tragedy of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City... compel the establishment of this memorial as a visible and prominent national shrine."
"I commend all those who worked so hard to memorialize the lives of the innocent victims of the Oklahoma City bombing."
"The next big challenge I think we have is, how do we deal with the very real and, I'm convinced, quite profound environmental challenges that will be presented to the world."
"This Act will strengthen and improve our National Wildlife Refuge System as we enter the 21st century."