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George H.W. Bush: “I firmly believe that the vital first step to broadening our national consensus on defense is to wring the last drop of…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 1989
I firmly believe that the vital first step to broadening our national consensus on defense is to wring the last drop of waste and mismanagement out of the way we buy our weapons.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to the Crew of the U.S.S. America and Naval Shipyard Employees in Norfolk, Virginia

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