Setting up a minor political battle and a major constitutional test, Clinton is using his new line-item veto power to strike narrow provisions from the new tax and budget laws. Besides upsetting some in Congress who viewed the bills as completed deals, the move is likely to prompt Supreme Court review of the new power's validity.
Line-Item Veto
Setting up a minor political battle and a major constitutional test, Clinton is using his new line-item veto power to strike narrow provisions from the new tax and budget laws. Besides upsetting some in Congress who viewed the bills as completed deals, the move is likely to prompt Supreme Court review of the new power's validity.
