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"Too many bills passed by Congress include unnecessary spending," complained President Bush on March 6--raising, once again, the question of why he has not vetoed one of them in five years as president.(The Week ...)(Brief article)
"Too many bills passed by Congress include unnecessary spending," complained President Bush on March 6--raising, once again, the question of why he has not vetoed one of them in five years as president. In the future, however, Bush may be able to strip wasteful earmarks out of legislation without vetoing entire bills. Eight years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the line-item veto was unconstitutional. Since then, budget hawks have developed a poor man's version of it known as ...
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