11/04/1988
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"Without the steady pressure created by an effective Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance supported by a determined United States, the Sandinistas will neither move toward democracy nor desist from aggress..."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including Section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and Section ..."
"Such assistance is essential to enhance the national security of the United States by advancing the prospects for democracy in Nicaragua and security for all of Central America."
"It is counterproductive, because the schedule it would mandate for rulemaking related to truck braking systems provides far too little time for the development and review of field test data."