On the recordFebruary 2, 1995
I think one point that is glaring here is that throughout this debate on the line-item veto authority, the minority, during the general debate, during the debate on the amendments, made a strong case that they felt that this bill ceded too much power to the executive, that it tilted the balance of powers in a way that was not a good thing for our democracy. And in this amendment, there is a reverse argument that we need to expand the President's power broadly, as this amendment would do. This bill is attempting to narrow the scope of the President's power. We do not believe he should be all powerful, and we agree with the minority on that. But we do think he should have the power in this narrow sense. So I would just say that there seems to be two different arguments coming from minority on this bill.
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