06/25/1997
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"I believe that the Russian people should be very, very proud of the role, the indispensable role that Russia played in these diplomatic negotiations."
"We sought no political or economic advantage, we sought no change in the balance of power worldwide."
"The magnitude of the tax cuts in the bill, plus the associated debt service costs, would be greater than the size of all of the on-budget surpluses."
"We have always strongly, strongly supported IMF assistance to Russia."