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Judiciary to Probe Signing Statements

By Jennifer Yachnin
Roll Call Staff
Feb. 1, 2007, Midnight

Asserting that President Bush’s frequent use of “signing statements” to interpret federal laws have allowed the executive branch to effectively thwart Congressional intent, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) said Wednesday that his panel will launch a formal investigation into the practice.

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