[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 137 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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   CANCELLATION OF DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY--
 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 105-147)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Line Item Veto Act, I hereby cancel the dollar 
amounts of discretionary budget authority, as specified in the attached 
reports, contained in the ``Military Construction Appropriations Act, 
1998'' (Public Law 105-45; H.R. 2016). I have determined that the 
cancellation of these amounts will reduce the Federal budget deficit, 
will not impair any essential Government functions, and will not harm 
the national interest.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 6, 1997.

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