The President signed the 2011 appropriations bill yesterday, and he attached a signing statement to it. There were two bones of contention. The first was the measure banning funds to transfer prisoners from Guantanamo. The President had already signed bills with this restriction, and his signing statement here mirrored the ones for those, expressing opposition [...]
Obama Signing Statement to Budget Bill Ignores Restriction on Advisers |
| By: David Dayen Saturday April 16, 2011 9:04 am |



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