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On the recordDecember 13, 2001
I ask my good friend from Iowa if he has read on page 4, line 13: Limitation.--The President shall not reverse, preclude, or amend an agency action that is necessary to protect-- (A) human health; (B) safety; or (C) national security. The manager has raised an excellent question. I believe we have totally addressed it in this bill. Further, the President, before he takes action, must find that it is in the public interest. I believe the protection is built in.
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Julian Bond
Alabama
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govinfo.gov

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Discussing provisions of a bill related to presidential authority over agency actions.

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