DeMint Offers Veto Alternative

By Jennifer Yachnin
Roll Call Staff
March 8, 2006, 12 a.m.

When President Bush called on lawmakers to grant him line-item veto authority Monday, he couched his request as a measure to battle excessive spending. But one Senate Republican is now urging the White House to take on Congressional earmarks in a slightly different fashion: by simply ignoring them.



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Cardin: U.S. Needs to Keep Pace Developing Energy Technology

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Today, too many Americans are out of work. Today, we will send $1 billion overseas to satisfy our appetite for foreign oil, while the Chinese will continue their massive investment in clean energy technology. Today, our nation faces an economic crisis, an energy crisis and a global climate crisis. Read Full Article

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