Word: vetoes
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While the majority of Congressmen are opposed to the line item veto, there are a few, including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and Sen. Joe Biden (D.-Del.), who feel that the authority is a legitimate way to reduce the deficit...
...most popular plans for balancing the budget without using the dreaded T-word is the passage of a constitutional amendment granting the president line item veto authority. With this power, the chief executive would be able to veto single appropriations in a spending bill which he deems wasteful and unnecessary without wiping out the entire bill...
...several candidates, including Vice President George Bush, Sen. Robert Dole (R.-Kas.), and Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis have joined with President Reagan in favoring use of the line item veto to reduce the deficit. Bush has even included the item veto in one of his campaign commercials, saying that "Congress is against the line item veto. That means it's probably a pretty good idea...
Although the power has never been granted to the president, the item veto is commonly used in the United States. Forty-three states give governors item veto authority, and Congress has, in the past, granted the authority to the governors of many American overseas territories...
...federal funds even if they refuse to perform or pay for abortions. The House has yet to finish consideration of the Restoration Act, but its approval of the Danforth amendment is doubtful. In any event, President Reagan sees the act as a vast expansion of federal power and may veto...