William Orton: “There is a question whether the current law does apply to contract authority, which is the issue I am raising, and that…”

That is the point I wish to make. And if, in fact, as the gentleman has indicated, Mr. Chairman, that the line-item veto would, not only under current law but under his amendment, apply line-item veto to all contract authority, then I…

Just in response to my friend who just mentioned that it was the President who asked for this, yes, the President asked for line-item veto. The President did not ask for line-item veto to be until after the new year of 1997. It was offered…

We did not get any money to build a road to a ski resort in Utah as they did in Pennsylvania.

The gentleman's position is certainly understandable. The concern, however, is that it certainly was a major platform in the Contract With America. It passed this body with overwhelming support. The President supports it, yet the 1996…