Andrea Joy Campbell: “I take the time today to announce my support for the upcoming vote to override the President's veto of the Military…”

“I take the time today to announce my support for the upcoming vote to override the President's veto of the Military Construction Line-Item Veto bill. This bill would have restored the funding to several very important construction projects in twenty-four states, one of which is my own. I voted for the line-item veto law. This law has recently been adjudged unconstitutional. We could simply wait for the Supreme Court to strike this law down. But I want to be on record reaffirming my belief that the President should have the authority to strike certain portions of congressional appropriation bills. However, I also want to be on record affirming the error in the President's line item in this instance of a certain Colorado project, as well as many others which my colleagues will attest. In vetoing the restoration of funding to these projects, the President commented, "the projects in this bill would not substantially improve the quality of life of service members and their families, and most would not likely use funds for construction in FY 1998." Mr. President, I can assure you that this assumption is certainly not the case for the appropriation for work on the Army railyard expansion at Fort Carson.”