09/01/1998
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"Today we salute their service, honor their sacrifice, thank them for supporting this Nation in every hour of need."
"We owe them as well a guarantee that we will continue to defend the American ideals for which they have served and sacrificed."
"I want to open the doors of college education to every single American."
"That is why I was so upset when hatred of the Federal Government led to the tragedy of Oklahoma City."