Bill Clinton actually said...

I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions of significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia.

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Notice—Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

10/18/1999

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