06/06/1979
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"There is a compelling need for the increased national attention a separate Cabinet department will bring to education issues."
"I have favored a ten-year moratorium on all commercial whaling since I was a member of the United States Delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972."
"This will allow the Federal government to fulfill its responsibilities in education more effectively."
"With a separate Department of Education, one Cabinet member will report directly to the President and be accountable to the Congress and the American people for the conduct of Federal education polici..."