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On the recordOctober 20, 1995
I hereby report that I have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency in response to the unusual and extraordinary threat posed to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States by the actions of significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia.
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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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