Obama Seeks Power To Force Congressional Votes On Spending Cuts The Obama administration is proposing a new attempt at something resembling the line-item veto. The Associated Press explains: “The legislation would award Obama and his successors the ability to take two months or more to scrutinize spending bills that have already been signed into law for pork barrel projects and other dubious programs. He could then send Congress a package of spending cuts for a mandatory up-or-down vote on whether to accept or reject them.”
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