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George W. Bush: “The executive branch shall construe such policy statements as advisory.”

On the recordDecember 17, 2006
The executive branch shall construe such policy statements as advisory.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Statement on Signing the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006

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