08/02/1999
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"It is a major economic issue for our country."
"President Kennedy made us believe that in public service you could fight for the things that ought to be fought for."
"Thank you for the work that all of you have done in giving America the highest homeownership rate in the history of the Republic."
"Currently, 40 percent of our Nation's 8-year-olds are not reading even at the basic level."