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“I am authorizing payment today for Michigan,” Powell wrote to Maggio on Dec. 8, 2020.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2022

"Today I am authorizing additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia," the president continued.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2022

To that end, I am authorizing the Department of Labor to establish promptly a tripartite advisory committee consisting of representatives of employers, labor, and the public.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)