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Ronald Reagan: “I must note my strong constitutional reservations regarding the provisions that give the President pro tern of the…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1984
I must note my strong constitutional reservations regarding the provisions that give the President pro tern of the Senate and Speaker of the House the power to appoint two-thirds of the members of the Federal Council on the Aging.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks on Signing the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984

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