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George H.W. Bush: Well, I've been talking about a bunch of them, but there are so many of them. You know, I'm for all of them. I'm for…

On the recordApril 10, 1992
Well, I've been talking about a bunch of them, but there are so many of them. You know, I'm for all of them. I'm for reform in the Congress. I'm for reform of the crime--I'd like to get our crime bill through, which would help enormously with civil tranquility. It's hard to separate them out. One of the other goals is international trade. That means opening other markets and concluding successfully the NAFTA agreement and the GATT round. I cannot single them out for you or put numbers on each one. They're all very, very important. Reform of the Congress, reform of the system, I think it's time to take a real hard look. And I'm for term limitations, for example. I'd like to see Congress much more responsive. People say, ``Hey, how come the Presidency is limited and nobody else, none of the terms of the Congress?'' Well, let's take a look at that. Peru
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George H.W. Bush
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