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On the recordFebruary 5, 1990
We cannot maintain our position of world leadership or sustain rapid economic growth if our workers lack the skills of their foreign competitors.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Message to the Congress Transmitting the 1990 Economic Report

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