Excerpt from The U. S. Supreme Court Decision Concerning the Legislative Veto: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session; July 19, 20, and 21, 1983 In addition to legislative veto provisions in current law, there are also similar provisions in this year's foreign aid bill, hr. 2992, in volving the El Salvador compromise. At each member's desk is a summary of the legislative veto provisions in the bill regarding El Salvador. Last week the Rules Committee denied a rule on that legislation, hr. 2992, because it contained legislative veto provisions. That fact obviously underscores the importance of these hearings and the need to come to a solution to the problem. A solution must be found rather quickly. The purpose of these hearings is to help clarify the precise mean ing and implication of the Supreme Court decision. On the basis of that understanding, our hope is to find acceptable alternative solu tions for both existing laws and the El Salvador compromise lan guage in hr. 2992. The challenge for all of us is how best to address and deal with the new situation we face in a practical and harmonious fashion. It is important that we preserve the system of checks and balances, as well as the spirit of comity and cooperation, through prudent and judicious accommodation. Our witness today, Mr. Stanley Brand, legal counsel to the House of Representatives, will assess the scope and impact of the Supreme Court's decision on existing statutes and address the challenges facing the Congress and possible alternatives available. Tomorrow we will hear from the administration, the Depart ments of Justice and State, on how they plan to proceed in order to maintain a cooperative relationship with Congress on foreign policy matters. Thursday we will receive testimony from two eminent legal scholars who will provide their assessments and interpretations of the Court's decision. Mr. Brand, although you fought an unsuccessful fight, you did very well. We welcome you. It is a pleasure to have you here with us this morning. We look forward to your testimony. You may read your prepared statement, if you wish, or, if you prefer, summarize it. The full text will be included in the hearing record. If you will proceed, Mr. Brand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.