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John Sarbanes: “In fact, the Constitution says: Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall…”

On the recordMarch 27, 1996
In fact, the Constitution says: Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections . . . . I do not see how constitutionally a President can sign a bill, make it the law, and then undo the law through a procedure that would not have been permitted by the Constitution.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the constitutional process for enacting and undoing laws.

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