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George H.W. Bush: “The answer is, your predicate was correct; I'm not familiar with the details of Lake Powell. And thus I can honestly…”

On the recordJuly 18, 1992
The answer is, your predicate was correct; I'm not familiar with the details of Lake Powell. And thus I can honestly dodge having an opinion on this particular issue. But no, I believe there should be competition in these matters, if that's what the objection is. But I really don't want to speak on a subject that I should be perhaps familiar with but I'm not. But in principle, I can't argue with what I believe your question implied was a proper conclusion. But I just don't want to comment without knowing the facts.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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