Max Cleland: “Senator Coverdell and I are both supporters of the line-item veto to reduce wasteful spending. But the basis for the…”

“Senator Coverdell and I are both supporters of the line-item veto to reduce wasteful spending. But the basis for the veto, as the Senator from Arizona indicated, must be prescribed and must rely on the facts, not on false assumptions. Clearly, in the case of the Moody facility, the facts did not justify the decision, and the project did not warrant a veto. Mr. President, this project has been and remains a top priority for Moody Air Force Base and for both Georgia Senators. The mission has been and remains in place at this time. I look to this bill to make right the wrong of the veto. In so doing, I hope to be able to support the needs of the additional 680 military personnel and approximately 1,500 spouses and dependent children that the mission has brought with it to Moody.”