Edward Livingston: “However, I might add that, as the gentleman knows, for this year and…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1996

However, I might add that, as the gentleman knows, for this year and in years past we have continued to appropriate within the discretionary budget limits which are being reduced more and more and more. The fact is that this Congress, since the 104th Congress was sworn in, has saved the American taxpayer, within the discretionary portion of the budget, some $20 billion under what we would have spent in original fiscal year 1995 level, and another $22 to $30 billion below that level in fiscal year 1996 already. So we are on that glidepath toward a balanced budget, but the gentleman is correct. A line-item veto would enhance our ability to do so, and I appreciate his position.

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Edward Livingston

Louisiana

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Discussing budget savings and the need for a line-item veto during a congressional debate.

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