line-item veto
Example Sentences
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They craft the state budget and have a line-item veto to eliminate legislative appropriations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
At the time, Abbott's office defended his line-item veto and his request to review agency rules as measures that were within his constitutional authority.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2022
During his time as acting solicitor general during the 1996-97 term of the high court, he argued nine cases including those dealing with doctor-assisted suicide and the line-item veto, according to his Duke Law biography.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
For instance, most states provide governors the power of the line-item veto.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
But I'll tell you something, if you'll give me the line-item veto, I'll remove some of that unnecessary spending.
From State of the Union Address by William Jefferson Clinton
