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Bill Clinton: I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security.

On the recordJanuary 17, 1996
I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Notice—Continuation of Emergency Regarding Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

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