Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We cannot commit ourselves, for the prolonged period required by this bill, to delay action necessary to meet the realities of the troubled ...

In our history, the Congress has occasionally passed bills which have required, in various circumstances, that executive action must be defe...

The power of the Congress in which I served for nearly two dozen years, is not served by assuming executive functions.

Also we have done much to soften the effect on the communities and individuals involved.