George H.W. Bush said "We've got to see that the great cities -- indeed, some of rural America -- that they are no longer held hostage to the crack dealers." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 12, 1989

We've got to see that the great cities -- indeed, some of rural America -- that they are no longer held hostage to the crack dealers.

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Republican · Texas

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Remarks to Members of the National Association of Attorneys General

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