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James Traficant: “I would like to respond by saying evidently the next President-elect will have the line item veto authority. It is…”

On the recordMarch 28, 1996
I would like to respond by saying evidently the next President-elect will have the line item veto authority. It is amazing to me. I think it is unconstitutional, to start with, but I can remember a vote on a Btu tax, and the President wanted a Btu tax. I can remember that I happened to be the only Democrat in the Congress to speak out against that tax. With the line item veto it is not a very comfortable position. Maybe someone from that side might say the reason why.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing the implications of the line item veto authority during a congressional debate.

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