    [House Document 106-306]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

    106th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - Document 106-306

                           VETO MESSAGE ON H.R. 4516

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                                    MESSAGE

                                      from

                       THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                                  transmitting

    HIS VETO OF H.R. 4516, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE
      BRANCH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 20, 2001, AND FOR OTHER
                                   PURPOSES.

      November 1, 2000.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the
             Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
    To the House of Representatives:
        I am returning herewith without my approval, H.R. 4516, the
    Legislative Branch and the Treasury and General Government
    Appropriations Act, 2001. This bill provides funds for the
    legislative branch and the White House at a time when the
    business of the American people remains unfinished.
        The Congress' continued refusal to focus on the priorities
    of the American people leaves me no alternative but to veto
    this bill. I cannot in good conscience sign a bill that funds
    the operations of the Congress and the White House before
    funding our classrooms, fixing our schools, and protecting our
    workers.
        With the largest student enrollment in history, we need a
    budget that will allow us to repair and modernize crumbling
    schools, reduce class size, hire more and better trained
    teachers, expand after-school programs, and strengthen
    accountability to turn around failing schools.
        I would sign this legislation in the context of a budget
    that puts the interests of the American people before self
    interest or special interests. I urge the Congress to get its
    priorities in order and send me, without further delay,
    balanced legislation I can sign.

                                                    William J. Clinton.
        The White House, October 30, 2000.