[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 141 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10846]
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 REPORT OF THE CANCELLATION OF DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY (97-56)--
                   MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 73

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; referred jointly, pursuant to Public Law 93-344, to the 
Committee on Appropriations and to the Committee on the Budget.

                                              The White House,

                                     Washington, October 16, 1997.
     Hon. Albert Gore, Jr.,
     President of the Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. President: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amount of discretionary 
     budget authority, as specified in the attached report, 
     contained in the ``Treasury and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1998'' (Public Law 105-61; H.R. 2378). I 
     have determined that the cancellation of this amount will 
     reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not impair any 
     essential Government functions, and will not harm the 
     national interest. This letter, together with its attachment, 
     constitutes a special message under section 1022 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as 
     amended.
           Sincerely,
     William J. Clinton.

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