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On the recordSeptember 6, 1990
The $10 million approved today by the President will go for food, water, and shelter and for transporting persons back to their countries of origin.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Emergency Assistance for Persian Gulf Refugees

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