[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: July 13, 1994]
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                           THE LINE-ITEM VETO

  (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, last year on April 29, 1993, the House 
passed the line-item veto by a vote of 258 to 157. A year and 3 months 
later, we are still waiting for action by the other body.
  Therefore, I call upon the other body to act upon the line-item veto.
  The line-item veto is an essential tool in restoring fiscal 
responsibility. When we were sent to Washington with a mandate to cut 
the deficit, and I have cast the tough votes to reduce the deficit, 
through the President's deficit-reduction package, plus an additional 
$68 billion, though the deficit is on the way down, we still need 
fiscal responsibility and accountability.
  Getting the line-item veto to the President will go even further in 
reducing unwarranted spending and increase the accountability of both 
the legislative and executive branches of Government.
  This week I urge everyone to support the line-item veto. This 
initiative is a major step in providing reductions in spending that my 
constituents in northern Michigan and throughout the Nation are asking 
for.

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