George H.W. Bush: “Thank you, Tommy. Let me return the compliment. In case Wisconsin…”

On the recordOctober 31, 1992

Thank you, Tommy. Let me return the compliment. In case Wisconsin doesn't know it--I know it; everybody else seems to know it--you have one of the truly great Governors in the United States, Tommy Thompson; great wife, Sue Ann. Thank heavens for people like Jim Sensenbrenner in the United States Congress. We need more like him. Send us more like him, Tom Petri as well. May I thank Paul Fleischman, thank all of you. We've got a very important election coming up, and one of the key races is to reelect Bob Kasten for the United States Senate. Audience members. Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!

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