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«Everyone knows that I fought for years to give the line-item veto authority to the president of the United States, ... I'm a firm supporter of the process, and as part of that process Congress now has a period of time to review the president's cancellations and make the decision on whether to move to disapprove them.»

«[Against that backdrop, the budget impasse that has kept Congress from ending this year's session continued Sunday. Congress passed another one-day extension of stopgap funding to keep the government running while negotiators tried to narrow their many remaining differences with the White House on issues of education, immigration and tax policy. But Republicans said they were prepared to fight with President Clinton until the eve of the election--] if that's what it takes, ... This Week.»

«While temporary recess appointments certainly are not a preferred means of getting quality judges on the bench, in this exceptional case, Judge Pickering's record deems this recess appointment fully appropriate,»

«Whatever our reservations about the president's actions in the Balkans, let no one doubt that the Congress and the American people stand united behind our men and women who are bravely heeding the call of duty there,»

«The American people watched Kathleen Willey's interview on »

«[Asked specifically on ABC's] This Week ... I don't see it happening this year, because I don't believe the president will really honestly address it.»

«The guy is incredible in his ability to come in there and act like everything is just hunky-dory, like there's nothing going on in the world but that speech, ... He should almost get an Academy Award.»

«I don't understand his thinking for vetoing that bill, ... It just complicates our ability to complete our work this week. If we reach a point where we just feel that more progress is not being made or that we should take a break, maybe that's something that is needed right now.»

«I have full faith that our negotiators will craft a measure that will lead us on a track towards turning the economy around.»

«Look, the administration said months ago that we were caught napping in this area, that OPEC has run up the price, it's created problems,»