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Ronald Reagan: Thus, to satisfy the underlying purpose of the section and to avoid reading it as conferring unconstitutional authority…

On the recordNovember 16, 1988
Thus, to satisfy the underlying purpose of the section and to avoid reading it as conferring unconstitutional authority, we interpret the section only to permit the assignment to States of the authority to administer State laws.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the Public Buildings Amendments of 1988

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