line-item veto
nounDefinition of line-item veto
: the power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill altogether
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In July, state Attorney General Kevin Clarkson said in response to the ACLU filing that the governor’s constitutionally granted line-item veto power includes all appropriations bills, including those affecting the court system. — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, "Governor repeats $335,000 veto from Alaska judiciary budget over court’s abortion rulings," 20 Aug. 2019 Abbott, a Republican, approved the $250 billion budget without any line-item vetoes. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "Texas governor approves budget with gun storage safety effort opposed by NRA," 17 June 2019 If the Senate were to pass the bill, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Gov. Scott Walker could issue a couple line-item vetoes to bring it in line with what Kimberly-Clark needs. — Scott Bauer, The Seattle Times, "Wisconsin GOP leader: Not enough votes for paper plants bill," 6 Aug. 2018 The university’s supporters have embarked on a desperate scramble to persuade lawmakers to override the governor’s line-item veto, which would reduce the operating funds the university system gets from the state by 41 percent. — Mike Baker, New York Times, "Blindsided by a ‘Devastating’ Veto, Alaska’s University System Pleads for a Lifeline," 7 July 2019 Rotunda Rumblings Power of the pen: Gov. Mike DeWine signed his first state budget bill on Thursday, but not before issuing 25 line-item vetoes. — Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, "DeWine vetoes health care price ‘transparency’ items in budget: Capitol Letter," 19 July 2019 Through line-item vetoes, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has cut $444 million from the $8.3-billion state operating budget that took effect July 1. — Los Angeles Times, "Alaska is reeling from budget cuts, even as governor wants to pay each resident $3,000," 19 July 2019 Abbott later used his line-item veto to strike a $132 million rehabilitation of the site from the state budget. — Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, "Historic, run-down building on near East Side set to be demolished," 16 July 2019 Along with the announcement about the WCHA, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, using his line-item veto power, slashed $130 million in state funding for the University of Alaska system. — Randy Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, "WCHA’s demise stems from geography, struggling programs," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'line-item veto.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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