10/02/1997
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"If we're not going to do this now, when in the wide world will we ever get around to doing it?"
"Today's vote is a key milestone toward enactment of legislation that will launch a new era of cooperation between the United States and our partners in Africa and the Caribbean Basin."
"We must continue working to open new bridges of friendship and cooperation."
"We still have challenges."