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T. Gorton: “Of course, the same thing is true with respect to all the other line-item vetoes, which I think would certainly be…”

On the recordOctober 28, 1997
Of course, the same thing is true with respect to all the other line-item vetoes, which I think would certainly be representative of millions of dollars. The President is exercising that power that was given to him by the Congress, and we will find out later whether or not they were valid. That would do no more or less than to set this out as a separate item. There is, however, a difference between the sale price of a mineral once it has been taken out and processed and worked on and the value of that same mineral while sitting in the ground. Those two are by no means equivalent.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington
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Discussing the implications of line-item vetoes and the valuation of minerals.

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