On the recordFebruary 2, 1995
I rise today to support this open rule which will provide for extended debate in this House on the line item veto, longer than it has ever been debated before. In the 102d Congress, the total time the House devoted to debate was 40 minutes. In the 103d Congress, the House only debated for 4 hours in the first session and only 3 hours and 10 minutes in the second session for such an important issue. I commend the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon], the chairman and the entire Committee on Rules for giving us a rule which not only gives the House extended debate but also allows the consideration of all amendments by Members of this body. I hope that the Members vote in favor of this open rule so that we can get on with this debate on the real line item veto. I urge Members to support the Clinger bill.
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