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Bill Clinton: “I strongly support this bill, but note that by virtue of the Recommendations Clause of the Constitution, Article II…”

On the recordJuly 20, 1998
I strongly support this bill, but note that by virtue of the Recommendations Clause of the Constitution, Article II, section 3, the Congress may not require the President to recommend legislation to the Congress.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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