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George W. Bush: “The executive branch shall, as a matter of comity and for the very narrow purpose of determining to whom an agency will…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2003
The executive branch shall, as a matter of comity and for the very narrow purpose of determining to whom an agency will submit the report under this provision, determine the legislative jurisdiction of congressional committees.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement on Signing the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and...

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