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Removal of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega		  
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Officially marking the end of the Cold War with Boris Yeltsin		  
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Removal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait (Gulf War)		  
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Budget deal with congressional Democrats		  
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Signing the Americans with Disabilities Act		  
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Reauthorizing the Clean Air Act		  
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Oil spill regulations		  
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Signing the Immigration Act		  
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Signing the Whistleblower Protection Act		  
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Signing the Civil Rights Act of 1991		  
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Helping Al Gore invent the internet (High Performance Computing Act)		  
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START treaties		  
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Appointing David Souter to the Supreme Court		  
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Appointing Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court		  
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Signing the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act		  
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« on: December 08, 2016, 04:15:35 PM »
Of these, the ADA has probably had the best impact for me and my family.
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2016, 04:47:27 PM »
Justice Thomas is a national treasure.
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2016, 05:17:06 PM »
Even if it's not perfect, the ADA.
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2016, 05:26:55 PM »
Americans with Disabilities Act. Easy one.
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« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2016, 04:14:05 AM »
Several of those above are fair. The budget deal with Democrats was a courageous act. I voted for this.
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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2016, 02:19:10 PM »
Reauthorizing Clean Air Act.
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« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2016, 03:35:57 PM »
Many things but especially the ADA
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2016, 06:42:36 PM »
ADA, Winning Gulf War, Handling collapse of Soviet Union perfectly .
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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2016, 10:12:38 AM »
1. ADA

2. Cold War and CAA tied
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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2016, 03:34:28 PM »
     The High Performance Computing Act deserves more love, considering that the growth of the internet has revolutionized life and culture across much of the world.
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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2016, 10:30:37 PM »
Signing the ADA.
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2016, 10:36:38 PM »
My favorite moment was "Read my lips no new taxes"
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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2017, 04:49:30 PM »
Quote from: First Degree Burns on October 19, 2017, 04:41:59 PM
Quote from: Mike67 on December 10, 2016, 10:36:38 PM
My favorite moment was "Read my lips no new taxes"

^^^ He did what was right, not what was popular.
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« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2017, 04:51:29 PM »
Quote from: Old School Republican on December 09, 2016, 06:42:36 PM
ADA, Winning Gulf War, Handling collapse of Soviet Union perfectly .

This


And this
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« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2017, 05:16:43 PM »
ADA signing.
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« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2017, 05:24:44 PM »
ADA and his foreign policy in general. HW Bush is underrated, and a small income tax increase doesn't change that.
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« Reply #16 on: October 19, 2017, 05:26:47 PM »
Quote from: mvd10 on October 19, 2017, 05:24:44 PM
ADA and his foreign policy in general. HW Bush is underrated, and a small income tax increase doesn't change that.

Absolutely
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« Reply #17 on: October 19, 2017, 05:29:00 PM »
Clarence Thomas. Hopefully Ginsburg will retire and Trump can further move the SC in a more conservative direction.
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« Reply #18 on: October 19, 2017, 05:31:24 PM »
Quote from: JonHawk on October 19, 2017, 05:29:00 PM
Clarence Thomas. Hopefully Ginsburg will retire and Trump can further move the SC in a more conservative direction.

Another great achievement of his.

And yeah, on the SC and Ginsburg I agree with you
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« Reply #19 on: October 19, 2017, 05:59:18 PM »
Removing Noriega.
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« Reply #20 on: October 19, 2017, 07:04:52 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: October 19, 2017, 10:23:59 PM »
Quote from: Vice President PiT on December 10, 2016, 03:34:28 PM
     The High Performance Computing Act deserves more love, considering that the growth of the internet has revolutionized life and culture across much of the world.

Only if you mean "revolutionized" in the French or Leninist kind...
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