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On the recordJune 28, 1991
Well, what I'm hearing is we've got our policy, and we've got to start doing a lot of diplomacy on this matter.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters in Kennebunkport, Maine

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