08/11/1999
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"As former Governors who spent years trying to improve our States' education systems, Secretary Riley and I are committed to an Education Department that is responsive to the needs of States and commun..."
"We must not allow the opponents of that agreement to derail the new progress that this year has brought."
"No longer can nations afford to build invisible walls at their borders because there are no longer national borders to free trade."
"That is unacceptable to me."