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Tom Carper: “One of the findings that you presented in your testimony is that line-item veto authority is used much more frequently…”

On the recordDecember 15, 2009
One of the findings that you presented in your testimony is that line-item veto authority is used much more frequently during periods of economic stress and hardship.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper discusses the increased use of line-item vetoes during economic downturns.

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