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William Orton: “In closing let me just say we do not want to make this a partisan fight. This motion to recommit is not partisan. This…”

On the recordMarch 28, 1996
In closing let me just say we do not want to make this a partisan fight. This motion to recommit is not partisan. This motion to recommit does nothing to the bill which we are adopting except one thing: making the line-item veto effective immediately upon enactment so that this President has not only the opportunity, but the responsibility, to look at each item of spending and veto those items that he believes are inappropriate, send them back under new legislation. It is appropriate, it is responsible, it is the thing to do. I would urge adoption of the motion to recommit.
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William Orton
Democratic · Utah
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing a motion to recommit related to the line-item veto during a House floor debate.

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