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On the recordOctober 20, 1995
I have determined that the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, and the unparalleled violence, corruption, and harm that they cause in the United States and abroad, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Message to the Congress on Sanctions Against Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

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