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Bill Clinton: Sir, let me follow up on what you said. It is true that the Corps of Engineers can do that. It's also true they're…

On the recordFebruary 14, 1996
Sir, let me follow up on what you said. It is true that the Corps of Engineers can do that. It's also true they're probably out of money because we've had a lot of floods this year, including back in--you probably saw the floods we had in Pennsylvania and West Virginia and Maryland back on the East Coast, so we will probably have to include some more money for the Corps of Engineers in whatever supplemental budget we do. But if we do it, they can immediately, if they have the personnel, go back and fix the dikes. Yes, sir? Participant. I live on Gun Club Road that you drove down. We can replace our stuff; you know, you can't replace lives. As long as nobody got hurt, that's what matters.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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