House Dems Push Back on Obama Signing Statement
The Associated Press reports that a group of senior House Democrats are concerned that a recent signing statement issued by President Obama is reminiscent
Jul 31, 20201.9K Shares642K Views
The Associated Press reports that a group of senior House Democrats are concernedthat a recent “signing statement” issued by President Obama is reminiscent of his predecessor’s reliance on the statements to undermine the will of Congress.
“„In a , four Democrats including said [they] were “surprised” and “chagrined” by Obama’s signing statement that accompanied a war spending bill.
“„[President George W.] Bush had relied on such statements to ignore laws he thought put unconstitutional limits on his . Obama criticized Bush for frequently doing so but said he’d use them if authorized by the attorney general.
“„Obama’s signing statement said he wouldn’t allow provisions regarding to interfere with his ability to conduct foreign diplomacy.
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