George H.W. Bush: “The American people deserve to have had this issue openly discussed…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1989

The American people deserve to have had this issue openly discussed, debated, and voted upon.

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Republican · Texas

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Statement on Signing the Bill Rescinding Proposed Increases in Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries

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George H.W. Bush: “The American people deserve to have had this issue openly discussed, debated, and voted upon.”