Trent Lott: “I worked very hard, as I pointed out yesterday, on line-item veto legislation, and we got it done. The first time it was…”

“I worked very hard, as I pointed out yesterday, on line-item veto legislation, and we got it done. The first time it was used I was very disappointed in the way that President Clinton used it. I thought the veto list had some serious political implications and was very disappointed in that and wondered if I had done the right thing. Then, of course, the Supreme Court struck it down. And now we are back here. Now, tell me again--where a layman can understand--why is this so-called enhanced rescission?”