09/04/1989
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"I hereby designate persons fleeing Kuwait and Iraq due to the current military crisis in the Persian Gulf as qualifying for assistance under Section 2(b)(2) of that Act."
"I heartily thank the negotiators who have worked so long and so hard to develop this package."
"It is not a phony smoke-and-mirrors deficit-cutting program."
"This is priority for our nation."