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George H.W. Bush: “The comprehensive battle plan that we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of the violent criminals with an attack…”

On the recordAugust 15, 1989
The comprehensive battle plan that we sent to Congress seeks to rid our streets of the violent criminals with an attack on four points: new laws to punish them, new agents to arrest them, new prosecutors to convict them, and new prisons to hold them.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Campaign Fundraising Luncheon for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Miami, Florida

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