06/21/2000
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"I intend to be that person, so that I can go back to work about these things."
"I'm proud to be here to congratulate Colonel Eileen Collins on becoming the first woman to command a space shuttle mission."
"I hereby delegate to you the reporting function vested in me by section 1051(b) of that Act."
"Heroes come in every size and shape and gender."