The U. S. House of Representatives
passed H.R. 4890 ("Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006") last evening by a vote of 247-172. All five members of the Oklahoma delegation voted in favor of the bill. Congressman Ernest Istook released this statement after the vote:
"I don't call this a line-item veto. This bill is better than nothing, but let's not overplay what it is. Until we have a Balanced Budget Amendment--which I'm continuing to push--Congress won't get serious about controlling spending and won't stop wasting money. All the other budget process reform and earmark reform ideas are minor and technical compared to what a constitutional balanced budget requirement would accomplish."
The AP has a
link on how the Line Item Veto would work.
Posted at 6/23/2006 10:43:00 AM
