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George H.W. Bush: “I'd have to defer to the experts on that. But amazing progress has been made. Out of the rubble you can see tent cities…”

On the recordSeptember 1, 1992
I'd have to defer to the experts on that. But amazing progress has been made. Out of the rubble you can see tent cities springing up. You can see medical units staffed by volunteers, former military guys and other--down here pitching, right in this very facility. So it's happening all over the place. And, again, I don't think you can know the answer to the question to how long until we actually can measure not only the Federal response and the State and local response but the response of the volunteer sector, which I'm convinced will be overwhelming. It already has started. Look what the Red Cross and these ministries are doing. It is unbelievable. And that spirit is going to move it along very, very fast.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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