02/10/1993 09:10 AM Senate STA

  SENATOR LEMAN  introduced SJR  14 (LINE  ITEM VETO  FOR U.S.                 
  PRESIDENT) as the next order of business.                                    
                                                                               
  SENATOR JUDY SALO, prime  sponsor of SJR 14, said one of the                 
  most pressing problems in  this nation as we enter  the 21st                 
  Century is the  amount of the  national debt.  Although  the                 
  presidential line-item veto would not  solve the problem, it                 
  would be one tool  that could be used to  impede pork barrel                 
  type appropriations.  While Congress  has dealt with several                 
  measures in recent  history which  would give the  President                 
  line-item  veto control,  there hasn't been  enough internal                 
  motivation to pass this measure.                                             
                                                                               
  Senator Salo said  SJR 14  encourages Congress to  establish                 
  line-item veto power for the President.                                      
                                                                               
  SENATOR  LEMAN   noted that Presidents  Reagan and  Bush had                 
  asked for this power for 12 years, and he expressed his hope                 
  that  with  President  Clinton calling  for  the  same, that                 
  Democrats in Congress would now find this issue "politically                 
  correct" and support it.                                                     
                                                                               
  Number 340                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR LEMAN asked for the pleasure of the committee.                       
                                                                               
  SENATOR MILLER moved that SJR 14  be passed out of committee                 
  with  individual recommendations.   Hearing no objection, it                 
  was so ordered.