06/24/1999
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"This threat of the shutdown— as much as I hate to see people furloughed, as much as I hate to see people working and not getting paid, as much as I hate to see these young people not getting their hom..."
"I have pledged to the Republicans—I gave my word, and I was raised in an old-fashioned home in an old-fashioned time."
"I want to thank the Friendship House for the leadership shown in being a true friend to our seniors."
"Every life is a lesson, but his life particularly so."