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 specified Congressional committees, and the Congress has provided a waiting period during which the Congress may, if it sees fit, enact appropriate legislation.
Veto of the Military Authorization Bill.
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We are back in touch with Hanoi and discussing a number of alternative locations which could be convenient to both sides.
He is that rarest of all visitors to this house--a man who is nonpolitical by law.
No man could serve where I have served now for more than 4 years and 5 long months--in this great office of all the people--without sensing that we are once again in 'a new time.'
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