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George H.W. Bush: “If it's a hard one I'm going to ask the Secretary to answer it, because I don't want to answer a question when I don't…”

On the recordMay 22, 1991
If it's a hard one I'm going to ask the Secretary to answer it, because I don't want to answer a question when I don't know the answer.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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