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taxpayerdollars,anditbegiwithgrantingthepresidentatoolcalledtheline-itemveto.aline-itemvetowouldallowthepresidenttoremovewastefulendingfromabillwhilepreserv

ingtherestofthelegislation.forty-threeofournation''s50governorshaveline-itemvetoauthority,andtheyhaveusedthatauthoritytoremoveneedleendingfromotherwisegoodbills.

tenyearsago,membersofcongrefrombothpartiesvotedtograntpresidentclintontheline-itemveto.however,thesupremecourtruledthatversionoftheline-itemvetouncotitutionalbecauseittooktoomuchendingauthorityawayfromthecongre.iproposedanewversionoftheline-itemvetothatfixestheproblemandgivesthepresidentaclearandcotitutionalwaytocutwastefulending.undermyproposal,thepresidentwouldidentifyalistofuecearyitemsthatshouldberemovedfromalargerendingbill.congrewouldthenberequiredtoholdapromptup-or-downvoteonthelist.

aline-itemvetowouldgivethepresidentawaytoiistongreaterdisciplineinthebudget.aline-itemvetowouldreducetheincentiveforcongretoendwastefullybecausewhenlawmakersknowtheirpetprojectswillbehelduptopublicscrutiny,theywillbelelikelytosuggesttheminthefirstplace.mostimportantly,aline-itemvetowouldbenefitamericantaxpayersbyeuringgreaterreectfortheirhard-earneddollars.

thispastthursday,thehouseofrepresentativespaedabillgrantingline-item-vetoauthority.thiswasavictoryforthetaxpayersandforendingrestraint.icallonthesenatetoshowabipartisancommitmenttofiscaldisciplinebypaingtheline-itemvetosowecanworktogethertocutwastefulending,reducethedeficit,andsavemoneyforamericantaxpayers.

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