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Signing statements
A signing statement is a written comment issued by a President at the time of signing legislation. Often signing statements merely comment on the bill signed, saying that it is good legislation or meets some pressing needs. The more controversial statements involve claims by presidents that they believe some part of the legislation is unconstitutional and therefore they intend to ignore it or to implement it only in ways they believe is constitutional.
- Library of Congress guide to presidential signing statementsAn overview of the process and legal authority of the statements.
- Presidential signing statementsHoover (1929) to Obama (2016). American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara).
- Trump briefings and statementsMany of Trump's signing statements can be found by browsing through the Briefings & Statements section of the White House web site.
