08/03/1989
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"You didn't vote them into law. I didn't sign them into law. Yet, they are treated as if they have the force of law. The time has come to end this practice."
"America is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that will enable us to live our lives less dependent on oil."
"Time has come to end this practice."
"if we withdraw prematurely from Iraq, then we will see the next 9/11 erupt from that country, which will be Afghanistan under the Taliban, only 100 times worse."