[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 22 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             LINE-ITEM VETO

  (Mr. STIVERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, because government has spent money we don't 
have and borrowed money we can't pay back, our national debt now stands 
at $15 trillion. My daughter, Sarah, who is 2 years old, now has 
$50,000 as her share of the national debt.
  Congress and the President have an obligation to make the tough 
decisions to reduce spending so we can provide a brighter future for 
our kids. That's why I was proud to support the Expedited Legislative 
Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act this week. The bipartisan 
legislation provides a constitutional line-item veto solution and 
creates more checks and balances against runaway spending.
  Alone it won't solve our problems; however, combined with a biennial 
budget and a balanced-budget amendment, it can deliver our children, 
like Sarah, from a future of debt to one of opportunity.

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