09/24/1998
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"This is a national problem, and we have a national responsibility and we will be in it for the long run."
"I never cease to be amazed by the energy and the optimism, the courage and the constant good humor of so many millions of people in this State against all odds."
"We've had about 1,500 Federal personnel in California, Washington, and at the teleregistration center in Denton, Texas, working on this."
"I am nevertheless saddened that our Nation will be denied your service."