10/26/1989
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"I will, therefore, treat this provision only as an indication of congressional concern in this area."
"This provision would be unconstitutional under the Appointments Clause of Article II, section 2, and the Incompatibility Clause of Article I, section 6."
"Nevertheless, the overall amount of funding provided by H.R. 5678 is consistent with my budget request."
"I am very disappointed that the Congress cut Federal-aid highway funding $1.3 billion below what I requested."