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Cord Byrd: “The Senator from Michigan, together with the then-distinguished Senator from New York, Mr. Moynihan, and the…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2001
The Senator from Michigan, together with the then-distinguished Senator from New York, Mr. Moynihan, and the then-Senator from Oregon, Mr. Hatfield, and I sought to bring that case before the Court. The Court said we didn't have standing. But subsequent to that, other parties that did have standing, and were recognized as having standing by the Court, pursued that case. The Court, throughout that--I am trying to think of a word I can safely say here in the Senate about the line-item veto.
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Cord Byrd
Florida
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Discussing the line-item veto and legal standing in a court case.

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