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On the recordNovember 28, 1990
In order to constitutionally enforce this program, I instruct the Task Force to promulgate its priorities list under section 303(a)(2) 'by a majority vote of those Task Force members who are present and voting.'
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement on Signing the Bill on Wetland and Coastal Inland Waters Protection and Restoration Programs

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