Cord Byrd: “I might suggest that the Supreme Court, in its recent decision with reference to the line-item veto, strongly indicated…”

“I might suggest that the Supreme Court, in its recent decision with reference to the line-item veto, strongly indicated that Congress cannot cede its powers under the Constitution. I believe the court in that instance was alluding to certain powers over the purse. This is a good question the distinguished Senator has posed. Based on his wide and rich experience as a prosecuting attorney, I think such questions as he raised are worthy of our attention. I would certainly want to be better prepared than I am at this moment to attempt to deal with the particular question he has asked. I thank him for his statement. I have been listening to his statement from my office. He raises serious questions which ought to be answered, ought to be debated. I think we are hurrying too fast into this situation. It may be that the train has gathered such momentum it will not be possible to slow it down, but I hope and pray this decision can be put off until after the election. I think it is too grave a decision.”