On the recordDecember 4, 2014
For these reasons, if the President were presented with H.R. 5781, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “For these reasons, if the President were presented with H.R. 5781, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the…”
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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5781 - The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
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