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Archive Home > 2006 > March > 09 > Give the president the line-item veto

Give the president the line-item veto


March 9, 2006

Congress should grant President Bush's request for a line-item veto.

It would give presidents a powerful tool to rein in wasteful spending and improve accountability. And Bush's legislation - giving Congress the ability to vote line-item vetoes up or down - is likely to be constitutional.

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