11/06/1966
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"Its enactment would represent a fundamental encroachment on one of the great principles of the American Constitutional system--the separation of powers between the Legislative and Executive branches."
"In our history, the Congress has occasionally passed bills which have required, in various circumstances, that executive action must be deferred until the proposed action has been reported to specifie..."
"Further, the American people are entitled to a dollar's worth of defense for every dollar spent."
"The power of the Congress in which I served for nearly two dozen years, is not served by assuming executive functions."