04/03/1997
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"The time has come to stop playing politics with the lives of Americans in need and to send me a clean, unencumbered disaster relief bill that I can and will sign the moment it reaches my desk."
"It is our moral obligation to confront these issues as they arise and to act now to prevent abuse."
"It has the potential to threaten the sacred family bonds at the very core of our ideals and our society."
"I respect General Joe Ralston's decision to remove his name from consideration as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."