William Tauzin: “Again reclaiming my time, my understanding is the bill we have before…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 1995

Again reclaiming my time, my understanding is the bill we have before us gives the President the authority to line-item any item to reduce a deficit which, if my reading is correct, that means in effect if we send him a balanced budget, he would not have the authority to line-item anything. It is the same kind of procedure we have in Louisiana. So to the arguments of those who are concerned that this bill would give the President some authority to punish Members, to extort a vote from them on occasion, to yank them by the ears or the nose or whatever it might be to do his will, let me assure you, if you adopt the amendment I am going to suggest, and if we stay within the contours of the path that takes us to a balanced budget, the glide path that gets us there by the year 2002, the President would not have that authority, and the legislature would be protected from that abuse.

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William Tauzin

Republican · Louisiana

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a bill granting the President line-item authority during a budget debate.

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William Tauzin: “Again reclaiming my time, my understanding is the bill we have before us gives the President the authority to line-item…”

Editor's note · Context