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Danny Davis: “I, too, am uncomfortable about the two-thirds in both Houses having to override. That is a tremendous transfer of power…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1995
I, too, am uncomfortable about the two-thirds in both Houses having to override. That is a tremendous transfer of power from the legislative to the executive branch. But as I read the gentleman's amendment, in this particular case it appears that either House could kill the veto; is that correct?
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Questioning an amendment related to the balance of power between legislative and executive branches.

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