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On the recordJanuary 27, 1995
reclaiming my time, we are not talking about a crisis, but an emergency, and the definition of an emergency I think is a lower temperature than a crisis.
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William Clinger
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the distinction between a crisis and an emergency.

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