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George H.W. Bush: “The country needs a 5-year, $500 billion deficit reduction program to be enacted this month.”

On the recordOctober 10, 1990
The country needs a 5-year, $500 billion deficit reduction program to be enacted this month.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With House Republican Leaders

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