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Bill Clinton: Same questions. And they're legitimate questions, and they can be looked into. But I have to tell you again, I want to…

On the recordJuly 14, 1993
Same questions. And they're legitimate questions, and they can be looked into. But I have to tell you again, I want to say that when water gets 4 feet higher than the 100-year flood plain, it's almost impossible to conclude that some technical decision back up the river could have made a big difference. I think that it's worth looking at. I think we should look at all aspects of this. But I think that it is unlikely that that made a major contribution to this problem. [A participant asked about the Red Rock area and about assistance for people in the restaurant business.]
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