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Remarks on the Airline Safety Initiative and an exchange with reporters. (installation of fire detectors on airplanes)(Bill Clinton speech)(Transcript)
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December 12, 1996
The President. Thank you. Good morning. I will be very brief, but I do want to make a couple of remarks. I want to thank the Vice President, first of all, and the people who have worked with him for their unflagging efforts to improve airline safety. I want to thank Secretary Pena and Mr. Hall and Ms. Daschle and the other members of the administration who have worked on this.
I want to especially thank the airline executives who are here for announcing their plan to ensure that their U.S. carriers have smoke detectors in their cargo holds ...
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