[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1218-H1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 TODAY'S VOTE ON THE LINE-ITEM VETO: A PRESENT FOR EX-PRESIDENT REAGAN

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, we are doing something today that the 
Democrat-controlled Congress over the past 40 years could never bring 
itself to do. Today we are going to vote on a line-item veto to give 
the President, regardless of party affiliation, the ability to control 
spending and Government growth. The President will finally be able to 
exert the same power that 43 Governors already enjoy--the line-item 
veto.
  I am proud to stand here today in support of this important budget-
control issue. It finally took a Republican majority to bring this item 
to the floor for a vote. Let us pass the line-item 
 [[Page H1219]] veto and help eliminate unnecessary and wasteful 
Government spending.
  Happy birthday, President Reagan. You are finally getting the present 
you dreamed about.

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