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John B. Breaux: “For one moment, just to respond specifically to the language in the existing statute that says the President can, if he…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2002
For one moment, just to respond specifically to the language in the existing statute that says the President can, if he does certain things. Our language says, he cannot do it unless he does certain things. The end result is exactly the same. Our language says that if the President makes a determination that these things exist, he can do whatever he needs to do in this area. The language in the existing statute simply phrases it differently, by saying the President can do this if he shows the following. The end result is exactly the same.
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John B. Breaux
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Discussing the differences in language regarding presidential authority in existing and proposed statutes.

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