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George H.W. Bush: “I can tell them that the best thing that we can do there is to get the whole economic system moving. I can tell them…”

On the recordJuly 20, 1992
I can tell them that the best thing that we can do there is to get the whole economic system moving. I can tell them that we've increased funding for that kind of student loan program, and we've just got to keep doing it to support those that need scholarships. A big problem is when you're operating at these enormous deficits, you can't go out and promise to increase spending beyond which we've already increased it. I'm the guy that has the plan. The buck does stop here. We have increased programs for the funding for student loans, contrary to some of the political--I can't wait for this campaign to start to go after some of the things I'm hearing out there. But we've just got to keep going on it, and we will do our very best. Way in back here. Yes. Foreign Aid
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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