line-item veto

Example Sentences

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They craft the state budget and have a line-item veto to eliminate legislative appropriations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Franken has contacted the Kansas governor’s office in hopes she will line-item veto the specific criteria, which he said “create a kind of anti-competitive environment.”

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

At the time, Abbott's office defended his line-item veto and his request to review agency rules as measures that were within his constitutional authority.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2022

She is expected to support the bills but could make tweaks by crossing words out using what’s known as a line-item veto.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2021

But I'll tell you something, if you'll give me the line-item veto, I'll remove some of that unnecessary spending.

From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson