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George H.W. Bush: “----on the Supreme Court. No, we can't let that happen. You talk about a disaster, that would be it. In crime--let me…”

On the recordOctober 29, 1992
----on the Supreme Court. No, we can't let that happen. You talk about a disaster, that would be it. In crime--let me tell you why. We must back up these law enforcement officers who are out there on that street for you and me every single day. The Arkansas prisoners serve only 20 percent of their sentences; Federal, 85 percent. Let's have a little more sympathy for the victims of crime, a little less for the criminals. And everybody here ought to be worried about the deficit. Let me give you a couple of ways to get that down. One, we almost got it in the last Congress, until that liberal leadership twisted the arms of eight of the cosponsors and made them change their mind. Audience members. Boo-o-o!
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George H.W. Bush
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