10/17/1993
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"We have a special responsibility and, indeed, a real opportunity to make a better world, including for those of us who live in wealthy countries, by addressing this issue globally."
"The United States and other wealthy countries have got to start looking at this as a form of our future security."
"This can be done—I'll say again—the biotechnology of the 21st century and the information technology, if we can take it to scale, can close the divide."
"I thank the Members of Congress who led the 3-year effort to enact this bill, and I am pleased to sign it into law."