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Article: Statement on Senate action on the "International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.".(Bill Clinton speech)(Transcript)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- October 19, 1998
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October 9, 1998
I welcome today's strong bipartisan Senate passage, and the anticipated passage in the House of Representatives, of the "International Religious Freedom Act of 1998."
I have made the promotion of religious freedom a priority of my Presidency and an integral part of our foreign policy through, among other efforts, the creation of the Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad and my appointment last June of our special representative on international religious freedom.
The "International Religious Freedom Act of 1998" is a welcome and responsible addition to our ongoing efforts. Its principled, measured approach rightly ...