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Bill Clinton: This new order provides that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized…

On the recordMay 5, 1995
This new order provides that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the order.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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