12/26/1989
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"We have been willing to explore a compromise if it were balanced and fair."
"Every hour of every day, we can help save a life by preventing a fire."
"Jesse has become one of its most effective leaders as a watchdog of taxpayer money and a defender of family values."
"Unless S. 2100 is amended to delete the exemption from sequestration, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the President's other senior advisers will recommend that the bill be vetoed."