On the recordMay 22, 1996
The President vetoed the bill. One of the articulated reasons was that he did not like that inhibition on what he thought were his Commander-in-Chief powers.
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govinfo.govThe President vetoed the bill. One of the articulated reasons was that he did not like that inhibition on what he thought were his Commander-in-Chief powers.
Discussing the President's veto of a bill and his reasons for it.
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