07/12/1990
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I think the voters are beginning to understand that our crime legislation seeks to eliminate these liberal loopholes that allow the worst criminals to escape punishment."
"Bob Dole calls him 'Florida's distinguished and dynamic Governor.'"
"And so, in May of '89, after consultation with Senator Helms and other leaders in the Senate, I sent our Violent Crime Control Act to Capitol Hill."
"He has not been afraid to make the tough decisions, and that is the kind of Governor we need."