03/15/1979
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"I urge my fellow citizens to join with international relief agencies in assisting and helping the Afghan refugees in their struggle for survival."
"I urge the House and Senate to resolve any differences promptly so that the benefits of this legislation can take effect as soon as possible."
"I am proud of the progress we have made since the first RPA documents were transmitted to Congress in 1976."
"The lamp held high by the Statue of Liberty still sheds its light into the darkness of tyranny, poverty and war."