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Bill Clinton: There's a need for food. There's a need for water. We have to start thinking short-term and long-term.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2010
There's a need for food. There's a need for water. We have to start thinking short-term and long-term.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the urgent need for basic necessities and long-term planning in the aftermath of the disaster.

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