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Specter Pushes Bill to Rein In Presidential Signing Statements

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
July 3, 2007, 10:32 a.m.

Frustrated by the Bush administration’s continued use of presidential signing statements to challenge or ignore provisions of Congressionally approved legislation, Senate Judiciary ranking member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has reintroduced legislation to rein in President Bush’s ability to use the tactic.

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