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Cord Byrd: “It does. And it is easy enough, I suppose, to pass this resolution. But should we try to negate it, should we try to…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2002
It does. And it is easy enough, I suppose, to pass this resolution. But should we try to negate it, should we try to repeal it, should we try to change the law, a President can veto any change that Congress might bring along later, any change it might enact, in order to overturn this law it is now about to adopt.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing the implications of a resolution and potential presidential vetoes.

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