On the recordOctober 8, 1990
I'm absolutely convinced that if I had not vetoed that CR and that had not been sustained, everybody would have gone home.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI'm absolutely convinced that if I had not vetoed that CR and that had not been sustained, everybody would have gone home.
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