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George W. Bush: “I exercised my statutory authority to declare national emergencies in Executive Orders 13224 of September 23, 2001, as…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2005
I exercised my statutory authority to declare national emergencies in Executive Orders 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended, and 12947 of January 23, 1995, as amended.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Message to the Congress Reporting on the Executive Order on Clarification of Certain Executive Orders Blocking Property and...

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