| 11. | Yet that is precisely what the line item veto would allow.
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| 12. | Byrd has been an avowed opponent of the line-item veto.
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| 13. | Specter has supported the line-item veto and balanced budget amendment.
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| 14. | The Line-Item Veto Act took effect on Jan . 1.
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| 15. | Clinton is the first president to have line-item veto authority.
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| 16. | This is not what the line-item veto was intended for.
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| 17. | All presidents since Ronald Reagan have supported a line-item veto.
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| 18. | But the line-item veto also forces accountability into the system.
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| 19. | Q . I thought President Clinton had the line-item veto.
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| 20. | Clinton is the first president to employ the line-item veto.
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