[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 24 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Pages 859-860]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on Passage of Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Legislation

June 12, 1997

    I applaud the United States Congress for passing the disaster relief 
bill that the families of the Midwest and other parts of the country 
desperately need. I am especially pleased that the congressional 
majority heeded the call of common sense by ensuring that

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the people who need this assistance will get it and by ensuring that the 
controversial and extraneous provisions of the bill were dropped. Anyone 
who has toured the flood-ravaged areas of the Midwest, as I have, knows 
that these needed funds will help put America's families and communities 
on the road to recovery. Above all, today's vote shows that while we may 
not agree on everything, we can still work together and move forward on 
those crucial priorities that are beyond dispute. I thank the Congress 
for its willingness to do so, and I hope we can continue to work 
together in that spirit in the weeks and months to come.