09/12/1989
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"The people of Pennsylvania have lost a great leader, and the Nation has lost a great Senator."
"Barbara and I join the citizens of Pennsylvania and all Americans in extending sympathy and prayers to his wife, Teresa, and his sons, John, Andre, and Chris."
"Barbara and I are deeply saddened by the news of the plane crash today in Pennsylvania in which U.S. Senator John Heinz and others have been killed."
"I made clear from the very beginning that it was not an objective of the coalition to overthrow Saddam Hussein."