09/24/1992
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"The Department of Justice believes that a statutory approach of the kind embodied in S. 1338 or H.R. 2978 would not survive Supreme Court review."
"S. 1338 or H.R. 2978 would be merely a symbolic gesture and not a serious effort to provide real protection for the flag."
"The bill, as reported, would delete language included in the FY 1989 District of Columbia Appropriations Act that prohibits the use of appropriated funds for abortion except where the life of the moth..."
"In a letter dated August 2, 1989, the President indicated that the absence of this language would result in his veto of the bill."