Sentences with phrase «line item veto»

He signed the budget already instead of using his budgetary line item veto power on the partisan redistricting plan that was in the budget.

The Governor's $ 640 million dollars in line item vetoes for member items does not include any new money from this year's budget.

His only thing to do after the Legislature passes it is for the Governor to line item veto changes he does not approve.

The Governor's $ 640 million in line item vetoes for member items does not include any new money from this year's budget.

You don't get a line item veto, basically.

In 1996, Congress tried to give away its constitutionally mandated authority by passing the Line Item Veto Act.

But why was there a «Christian» position on congressional term limits, a balanced budget amendment, and the line item veto?

The speaker said it's the governor's «perogative» to exercise his line item veto power, which he has threatened to do if the Legislature doesn't include a contingency plan to deal with the loss of the $ 1 billion worth of FMAP cash should Congress fail to come through.

«Today, Governor Paterson finished personally signing all line item vetoes from the budget bills that were passed by the Legislature on Monday,» Hook said in a statement.

«There were a total of 6,709 line item vetoes, all signed by the Governor, including approximately 2000 today.

Poor baby, there just wasn't time for the line item veto Auerbach had requested, Hein advised.

Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio joins Bonus Q&A this week to discuss the fate of the PawSox stadium plan, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza's proposed monetization of the Providence water supply, the line item veto, and much more.

AG Andrew Cuomo today came out in strong support of Gov. David Paterson's tough talk about the two - way legislative budget deal, endorsing the governor's threat to use his line item veto power to nix additional spending by the Senate and Assembly as well as member items.

A similar argument ended the line item veto in 1998.

Guv will only be doing a line item veto, therefore the budget will get done and it would remain open if there are over rides - which would be unlikely.

Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, issued a line item veto to a budget bill, House Bill 214, suspending the pay of all members of the state legislature.