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On the recordDecember 18, 1991
I have decided to sign this legislation today because of the critical need to replenish the Bank Insurance Fund.
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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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