item veto
Example Sentences
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Gov. Ronald Reagan cherished the “line item veto” and often lamented not possessing the tool as president.
From Los Angeles Times
But the provision later was folded into the state budget, and — lacking Ohio’s line item veto authority — Sununu signed it on June 25.
From Seattle Times
Shortly after the enactment of the Line Item Veto Act of 1996, a bipartisan group of senators began legal proceedings to oppose a law that they knew to be fundamentally unconstitutional.
From Washington Post
The council’s funding was eliminated last month by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in a line item veto.
From Seattle Times
Among the legislation she said the Republican caucus plans to introduce are bills creating an office of independent inspector general and allowing the governor a line item veto.
From Seattle Times
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