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On the recordDecember 13, 1989
I announce my intention to nominate Donald Robert Quartel, Jr., to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Nomination of Donald Robert Quartel To Be a Commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission

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