01/21/1990
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"I will construe these provisions so as not to interfere with the President's constitutional duties."
"I have signed into law H.R. 5504, the 'Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993.'"
"Nevertheless, the amount of funding provided by H.R. 5518 is consistent with my budget request, and thus allows progress toward a freeze in domestic discretionary budget authority."
"Obviously, this will hamper the Justice Department's efforts to combat violent crime."