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William Tauzin: “The letter I referred to, I will tell my friend, is a letter the President sent to the committee considering property…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
The letter I referred to, I will tell my friend, is a letter the President sent to the committee considering property rights legislation, one of the environmental reforms we have been fighting for on this House floor. The letter I referred to is a letter from the President telling the chairman of that committee: I do not care how you change this bill, I will veto any bill on this subject matter that hits my desk regardless of how you change it. That is the upshot of his letter. I will send the gentleman a copy of it. What I said is that that letter reflects the attitude of the White House. They will not negotiate with us on the environmental reforms. They will simply veto legislation.
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William Tauzin
Republican · Louisiana
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Discussing a letter from the President regarding property rights legislation and environmental reforms.

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