01/16/1990
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"H.R. 1662 conflicts with the Convention's approach to combatting torture and is premature given that Senate ratification of the Convention is pending."
"Not only are we going to set national performance goals, which are ambitious, not only are we going to develop strategies to achieve them, but we stand here before you and tell you we expect to be hel..."
"It has never happened in over 200 years."
"Our compact is founded not on promises but on challenges."