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Article: President Clinton Uses Line-Item Veto Authority, Saving $8.1 Million by Cancelling 7 Projects from Two 1998 Appropirat
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- U.S. Newswire
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- November 21, 1997
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released
by the White House Nov. 20:
PRESIDENT CLINTON USES LINE-ITEM VETO AUTHORITY,
SAVING $8.1 MILLION BY CANCELING 7 PROJECTS
FROM TWO 1998 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
November 20, 1997
President Clinton used his line-item veto authority today to save
taxpayers $8.1 million by canceling 7 projects from two 1998
appropriations acts.
-- 2 projects, for $6.2 million, from the Interior Appropriations
Act; and
-- 5 projects, for $1.9 million, from the Agriculture
Appropriations Act.
The President's decisions were based on recommendations from the
Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Energy, and Health and Human
Services.
In the ...