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On the recordApril 24, 1990
This amendment would address one of the most serious and intractable issues facing the Nation today -- the collapse of Federal fiscal discipline.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Joint Resolution Proposing a Line-Item Veto Constitutional Amendment

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