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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Vice President

For Immediate Release October 31, 1999

STATEMENT BY THE VICE PRESIDENT

Tipper and I join the American people in offering our thoughts and prayers to the families who lost loved one in today's EgyptAir Flight 990 tragedy.

We will do everything in our power to help find the cause of today's crash and learn whatever we can to prevent any such tragedies from occurring in the future.

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