he had no choice but to sign the bill and like many other presidents, he issued a statement along with it. leland, congress has a long history of trying to usurp authority. in the 1800s congress forbaid the executive branch if paying tribute to the pirates. jefferson did it anyway. fdr starts lend/lease. ronald reagan cuts off all aid to the republic of vietnam. ronald reagan 1984 cut all aid to the nicaraguaian resistance. ronald reagan found ways around it. all presidents chafe at these actions so my take on the new sanctions law it doesn t go far enough. i read all 65 pages of this