11/03/1996
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"America had a 20-year high in productivity increase in the last quarter of last year."
"I believe more strongly than ever before that the world has never had a better fighting force than the men and women who serve in the military service of our country."
"Let us resolve today to honor their sacrifice and their service by maintaining the best prepared and best equipped force in the world, always ready to meet any challenge."
"I want to go up there and see our forces and tell them how much I appreciate what they're doing."