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Bill Shuster: “The gentleman said that the line-item veto did not apply here. The line-item veto by the President does apply and the…”

On the recordApril 17, 1996
The gentleman said that the line-item veto did not apply here. The line-item veto by the President does apply and the President would be able to exercise the line-item veto, which is simply one of the many spending constraints that would be retained if this legislation is passed.
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Bill Shuster
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the implications of the line-item veto in relation to proposed legislation.

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