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George H.W. Bush: “The legislation should strengthen the provision providing for civil penalty authority for the Department of the Treasury…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 1992
The legislation should strengthen the provision providing for civil penalty authority for the Department of the Treasury as a weapon against embargo violators.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5323 - Cuban Democracy Act of 1992

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