03/03/1998
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"The steps we are taking today comply with legal requirements and preserve competition, while serving to remedy discrimination."
"The intent of Congress in creating the Fund in 1996 was to boost the overall Federal investment in these activities, not to offset discretionary spending in them."
"Believe it or not, the bill I'm just about to sign already has some provisions which are in jeopardy."
"This bill goes a long way toward that goal, and I look forward to signing it into law."