On the recordAugust 16, 1991
As a matter of law, the use of local funds in the District of Columbia must be approved by the Congress and the President through enactment of an appropriation act.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge H.W. Bush: “As a matter of law, the use of local funds in the District of Columbia must be approved by the Congress and the…”
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Memorandum of Disapproval for the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1992
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