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Jerry Brown: “Well, Mr. Chairman, the response to that, the rebuttal, is that the Republican President could have vetoed the…”

On the recordOctober 11, 1995
Well, Mr. Chairman, the response to that, the rebuttal, is that the Republican President could have vetoed the Democratic Congress on these bills if he wished to, and he chose not to.
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Jerry Brown
California

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Discussing the actions of the Republican President regarding legislation during a committee meeting.

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