Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters
10/10/1985
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We can and must do better.
I applaud those efforts, and want to begin a process to encourage many more of these state and community-based reform efforts.
Together we must persuade Congress to provide you the tools necessary to create a better life for Americans in need.
This bicentennial year is a singularly appropriate time to reflect on its importance to each of us.