05/31/1983
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"The cumulative effect of our efforts is just now being felt, and the signs are good."
"Our goal isn't welfare or handouts, it's jobs and opportunity."
"This flexibility will enable the Secretary to respond quickly to unforeseen circumstances, such as drought or early frost."
"Our task hasn't been easy. We're just now emerging from an economic crisis so severe that it would have robbed our children of the America that we all know and love."