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George H.W. Bush: “It is important to the national interest that up to $7,000,000 be made available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and…”

On the recordDecember 16, 1991
It is important to the national interest that up to $7,000,000 be made available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Memorandum on Migration and Refugee Assistance for Yugoslav Refugees

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