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On the recordOctober 29, 1992
Well, tax credits is a good idea, but I don't want-- level with you, there isn't enough money around when we're operating at these enormous deficits to do that. But the school choice will supplement your family income to permit them to go to this school that you've already chosen. But I don't want to mislead you. I don't believe that you can, even though there's--you're choosing, you're choosing the school. I don't think I can offer more than this ``GI bill'' for people that choose. I like the concept of tax credits. But I just don't want to mislead you. I don't think that that's going to be enacted in the next few years because of the deficit we're operating at and because of the need to try to live within our means a little more at the Federal level, thus stimulating more jobs in the private sector. Bosnia
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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