[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 47 (Monday, November 24, 1997)]
[Page 1875]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Line Item Vetoes of the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998

November 20, 1997

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)

    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 ``Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1998'' (H.R. 2160). 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. 
This letter, together with its attachments, constitutes a special 
message under section 1022 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974, as amended.
    Sincerely,
                                            William J. Clinton

Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. The 
reports detailing the cancellation were published in the Federal 
Register on November 21.