line-item veto
noun
: the power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill altogether
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The push comes a few days after the House Democratic Caucus encouraged DeWine to line-item veto the same provisions, along with parts of other bills.
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J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
Impoundment effectively grants a line-item veto to the president, a power deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1998.
Project 2025.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Carter's statement did not say whether the mayor would use his line-item veto authority.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Carter issued a statement after the vote that did not eliminate the possibility of a full veto or line-item veto.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024
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J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
Impoundment effectively grants a line-item veto to the president, a power deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1998.
Project 2025.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Carter's statement did not say whether the mayor would use his line-item veto authority.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Carter issued a statement after the vote that did not eliminate the possibility of a full veto or line-item veto.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Line-item veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line-item%20veto. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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