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George H.W. Bush: This legislation falls far short of the truly comprehensive reform proposal that my Administration sent to the Congress…

On the recordDecember 18, 1991
This legislation falls far short of the truly comprehensive reform proposal that my Administration sent to the Congress early this year.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement on Signing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991

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