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Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh was the 41st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987 and U.S. Attorney General from 1988 to 1991. As governor, he prioritized lower taxes, reducing state debt, job creation, and welfare reform, and he oversaw the emergency response to the Three Mile Island accident in March 1979. As attorney general, he fought white-collar crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism, and he led the effort for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. He was born and raised in Rosslyn Farms.
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Rosslyn Farms, Pennsylvania · United States
