01/28/1987
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"You have my support and enthusiastic backing in this."
"I consider these capabilities as crucial to the economic well-being of our Nation."
"The problem of waste and fraud in the Federal Government is, as I said in my first speech to the Congress, an unrelenting national scandal."
"As we look for ways to enhance technological innovation-a key to increase productivity and competitiveness, we remember that the ultimate source of innovation is new knowledge."