Presidential Signing Statements

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Presidential Signing Statements are written pronouncements issued by the President when signing a bill into law.
Fast Facts:
1. 2006: Task force of the American Bar Association challenged signing statements as "contrary to the rule of law"
2. 2007: Government Accountability Office Study finds that several government agencies disobeyed at least 6 new laws George W. Bush had challenged in his signing statements

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Presidential Signing Statements Figures
- George W. Bush
  - Boston Globe: Examples of the president's signing statements (2006)
- John Conyers
  - Cox Newspapers: House Opens Inquiry Of Presidential Signing Statements (2007)
- Robert Byrd
  - New York Times: "Lawmakers to Investigate Bush on Laws and Intent" (2007)
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