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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release February 12, 1998

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

The line item veto provides an important tool for the President to strike unnecessary spending and tax items from legislation. Congress took the correct step giving the President this authority, and I was pleased to sign the line-item veto into law. It has worked well, saving the American taxpayers more than $1 billion already. Although I am disappointed with today's ruling, it is my belief that, ultimately, the line-item veto will be ruled constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.