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FOXX VOTES TO CUT WASTEFUL SPENDING THROUGH LINE ITEM VETO

Washington, DC, June 22, 2006
This afternoon, United States Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) demonstrated her ongoing commitment to fiscal restraint by voting to pass the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006. This bill gives the President increased authority to propose the

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This afternoon, United States Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) demonstrated her ongoing commitment to fiscal restraint by voting to pass the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006. This bill gives the President increased authority to propose the removal of unnecessary or wasteful spending items from federal spending bills.

“I am pleased that we passed legislation to help eliminate waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government,” said Rep. Foxx. “This bill is important because it will increase accountability and transparency within our budgeting process.”

Currently, some Members of Congress slip unrelated spending projects into large spending bills. The Line Item Veto will allow the President to help weed out projects that do not belong in those bills and allow Congress to review and approve the President’s recommendations.

“Many bills before Congress are mostly good, but contain some bad provisions. This legislation allows the bad parts to be stricken from otherwise good legislation without throwing the whole bill away,” said Rep. Foxx.

The Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006:

  • Gives the President 45 days to strike wasteful spending from bills ready to sign into law;
  • Requires Congress to approve or disapprove of the President’s changes by requiring an up-or-down vote. This will allow Members of Congress who make worthwhile spending requests to defend them to their colleagues;
  • Helps address the problem of unnecessary spending on federal programs that are automatically set to receive funding; and
  • Directs the cancelled funds to be used toward deficit reduction.

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