line-item veto
noun
: the power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill altogether
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There are no line-item vetoes of bills where certain programs can be eliminated.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
The mayor, who had opted for a tax levy increase of 6.9%, issued five line-item vetoes at the 11th hour — the evening of Dec. 18 — to override the council’s spending decisions.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2025
Lamont is employing his powers by using a line-item veto, which allows other sections of two separate bills to remain intact.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
This is analytically similar to impoundment: The line-item veto gave the president the unilateral power to cancel specific appropriations — to spend less than Congress instructed the president to.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
The mayor, who had opted for a tax levy increase of 6.9%, issued five line-item vetoes at the 11th hour — the evening of Dec. 18 — to override the council’s spending decisions.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2025
Lamont is employing his powers by using a line-item veto, which allows other sections of two separate bills to remain intact.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
This is analytically similar to impoundment: The line-item veto gave the president the unilateral power to cancel specific appropriations — to spend less than Congress instructed the president to.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
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