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Jon S. Corzine: “To be honest, I believe I have a sense that the President can do whatever he wants to do with regard to this issue. I…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2004
To be honest, I believe I have a sense that the President can do whatever he wants to do with regard to this issue. I think they have already done that. This authorization is embedded in this bill. But I know they can stand back and stop this with the same regulations they proposed to start.
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Jon S. Corzine
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing presidential authority in relation to a specific bill.

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