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Jimmy Carter: “I cannot approve S. 2096 because it includes what I believe to be an unconstitutional requirement.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1980
I cannot approve S. 2096 because it includes what I believe to be an unconstitutional requirement.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Message to the Senate Returning S. 2096 Without Approval

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