Sanford Bishop: “I have heard a lot about keeping their word. I think one of the most interesting things that has happened this year is…”

“I have heard a lot about keeping their word. I think one of the most interesting things that has happened this year is that during the first 100 days as a part of the so-called Contract With America, there was an item that some of us supported called the line-item veto. We passed the line-item veto. It passed both Houses of the Congress and yet it has not been sent to the President for his signature. They will not send it. They will not keep their word, because had there been a line-item veto, we would not be in this shutdown that we are now in. We would be able to continue the operation of Government and the American people would no longer be suffering, and only those items in the budget where there was a bone of contention would be on the table for discussion. Keeping their word, the Republican leadership ought to keep its word and send to the President a line-item veto and get us out of this shutdown.”