Bill Clinton actually said...

The restrictions on funding available to the Administration to commence a contingency operation and the necessity to submit supplemental requests to continue an operation are unwarranted restrictions on the authority of the President.

Context

Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1530 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

06/12/1995

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