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George H.W. Bush: I believe that economic growth and a clean environment are both part of what all Americans understand a better life to…

On the recordFebruary 7, 1989
I believe that economic growth and a clean environment are both part of what all Americans understand a better life to mean.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for William K. Reilly as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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