George H.W. Bush: “This is in keeping with the well-settled obligation to construe…”

On the recordAugust 25, 1992

This is in keeping with the well-settled obligation to construe ambiguous statutory provisions to avoid constitutional questions.

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Republican · Texas

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Statement on Signing Legislation Extending Terms of Members of the United States Sentencing Commission

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