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Jim Inhofe: If we had line-item veto, he can support those things he proclaims to support and reject those that he proclaims to…

On the recordMarch 16, 1995
If we had line-item veto, he can support those things he proclaims to support and reject those that he proclaims to reject. But the one thing that was not articulated by the Senator from Indiana is it also makes us more accountable, in that once you veto one item and that item is sent back to the Senate and to the House, it forces those Members to get on record so they can no longer answer their mail saying I was really against all those pork projects but I had to do it for the veterans.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing the implications of a line-item veto during Senate floor debate.

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