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understand how devastating the effect of these hurricanes have been. We understand how at just the moment in time when all of these countries were poised for the future this devastating natural disaster has seemed to come out of nowhere and set them back with respect to pursuing their dreams and their hopes.
Well, we want to be friends and partners in rebuilding those dreams and hopes, and that is what the president's proposal attempts to do. It is why I hope, in additional to what we're able to provide through this supplemental appropriation, the American people will continue with their generous support as well.
With every road or bridge we help rebuild, with every crop that is planted, with every school and health clinic that is rebuilt, we want to send a strong message to the people of Central America and the Caribbean who have overcome so much in recent years that we will continue to stand by them as we move toward the future together.
We understand that the future of the United States is linked to the future of the people of these countries, and it is a great point of personal pleasure for me to be part of a process that helps bring together our countries and the people of countries and our governments on behalf not only of the reconstruction work that needs to be done, and not even just on behalf of the humanitarian relief that must continue, but on behalf of this new, strong friendship among our peoples.
Thank you very much.
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“Good Morning America,” ABC, 2/17/1999
DIANE SAWYER: After weeks of speculation, yesterday Rodham finally made it official that she is giving careful thought to running for the U.S. Senate next year in New York, so running out of the White House. Undoubtedly, the Democratic Party won't find anyone with better name recognition, and her recent approval ratings have been as high as 70 percent. Not only that, a new poll has her ahead in a race against p First Lady.
