I know it is extraordinary. And to your staffs. Thank you for standing up and saying, all right, this is where we draw t...
The reason Senator Gregg and I reached the conclusion of no amendments is because in watching the process here, we have ...
Mr. Chairman, successive Presidents have asked Congress to provide them with the line-item veto.
I think speaking from the Concord Coalition's point of view, the value in enhanced rescission is the deterrent effect it...
I really cannot understand why line-item veto is good enough for 41 States, but when it comes to the Federal level a muc...
The Constitution does not give Congress a blank check to spend tax dollars on anything that it wants.
I am not sure I can say what the reasons are behind President Bush's decision.
I would rather, if this is as aggressive as you can get through the House and Senate, then I would support it because an...
One of the findings that you presented in your testimony is that line-item veto authority is used much more frequently d...
Do you think it is fair to say that if S. 907 was to pass, then for the bill to survive judicial review the courts would...
Senator Carper's bill also includes the same types that are in the Impoundment Control Act.
I am not a prolific earmarker. I am actually a piker compared to most.
I do not think it would be a major shift.
the threat of voting on a rescission would at least help to deter legislators from trying to advance wasteful spending i...
I believe you said that he never used it in 8 years.
I thought maybe we are making better use of our rescission powers than the President.
I think sometimes budget process things are sold for the wrong reasons or misunderstood or judged by the wrong standards...
As has been noted earlier today, our bill, maybe our bills essentially superimpose fast-track authority on top of the Pr...
