05/21/1991
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"What some had termed excessively timid diplomacy."
"$250 million was made available to the President to meet, at his discretion, unanticipated needs arising from both disasters."
"We will protect lives of citizens, and we will go forward with that."
"The purposes of these requirements are to reduce risks to the lives of occupants of buildings owned by the Federal Government."