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On the recordOctober 9, 1990
And so, in May of '89, after consultation with Senator Helms and other leaders in the Senate, I sent our Violent Crime Control Act to Capitol Hill.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Fundraising Breakfast for Senator Jesse Helms in Raleigh, North Carolina

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