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James Longley: “Just to end on that note, I think it is easy to forget we as a country have faced greater crises in the past. We are…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1996
Just to end on that note, I think it is easy to forget we as a country have faced greater crises in the past. We are going to face greater crises in the future. What we have learned as a country, and particularly I know the senior population understands this, the generation that confronted the depression, that confronted World War II, that put an end to the world fascism and another generation that put an end to world communism, yes, we have had some big crises to deal with. We have identified the problem. We have looked at the options. We have acted to get the problem dealt with, and we move on. I am very confident that we are going to deal with the issues we need to deal with and that the public realize that it is in their best interests, and we are going to move forward.
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James Longley
Republican · Maine
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Reflecting on past crises and the resilience of the country during a discussion.

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