Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 26, 1988
The Constitution grants exclusively to the President the power to recommend to the consideration of the Congress such measures as he judges necessary and expedient.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1989

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