[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CANCELLATION OF SPECIFIC DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO 
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
    INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998--MESSAGE FROM THE 
                     PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  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, pursuant to section 
1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974, 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 ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1998'' (Public Law 105-65; H.R. 2158). 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, November 1, 1997.

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