Judd Gregg

I understand, I ask the Republican leader further, especially since it seems ironic in the context of putting forward a commitment to say to the men and women who are fighting for us: We shall give you the support you need when you are…

This is not a line-item veto. That pejorative is being thrown at it by people who think the line-item veto is inappropriate and transfers too much power to the President. That was settled in the 1990s when President Clinton was given it…

To put this in context, we have to remember we are going to spend close to $3 trillion--we probably will spend $3 trillion this year in the appropriating accounts and in our budgets. There is no way we can manage all that efficiently, but…

Well, answering the Senator through the Chair, then the money gets spent. If either House does not agree with the rescission, then the rescission fails. So the power of the legislative branch is retained, which is its constitutional…

Well, Mr. President, the administration asked for 10 times. The Daschle amendment had 13 times. We reduced it to 4 times, for the exact point that the assistant Republican leader made, which was we did not think the Congress should be able…

Well, the fundamental difference from the line-item veto is that it does not require a supermajority to reject the idea of the President. It requires a majority of both Houses--both Houses have to have a majority vote in favor of the…

As I mentioned earlier, there are some who seem to want the language of opposition but don't want the responsibility of opposition. If the case is that some believe we should have immediate withdrawal, then that ought to be put on the…

I wasn't referring to 15 minutes as the time for debate. I was referring to it as the time that you allow votes on the floor and that the votes on the floor have been condensed and they are efficient. I respect the leader's accomplishing…

If I may ask further, this amendment, which I call a second look at waste, and some people have characterized it as enhanced rescission and others have called it the line-item veto, essentially allows the President to send up a package of…

I will ask a followup question. Does the Senator believe this supplemental that is coming up, as I believe, should go through the regular order rather than being declared an emergency and have authorization language, or go through the…

So we should withdraw over the horizon, i.e., redeploy, the Senator said, and that withdrawal should be at a pace of about 10,000 troops per month, and that process should begin immediately, I guess, and that it would be completed within…

I have been wondering what the specific position of the Democratic leadership was on the other side of the aisle relative to Iraq. If I understand it correctly, it is that we should redeploy-- which, I presume, is a euphemism for…