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  2. Veto power in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ronald Reagan signing a veto in 1988. In the United States, the president can use the veto power to prevent a bill passed by the Congress from becoming law. Congress can override the veto by a two-thirds vote of both chambers. All state and territorial governors have a similar veto power, as do some mayors and county executives.

  3. Impoundment of appropriated funds - Wikipedia

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    The Line Item Veto Act of 1996 gave the president the power of line-item veto, which President Bill Clinton applied to the federal budget 82 times [8] [9] before the law was struck down in 1998 by the Supreme Court on the grounds of it being in violation of the Presentment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

  4. List of United States presidential vetoes - Wikipedia

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    If the president vetoes a bill, the Congress shall reconsider it (together with the president's objections), and if both houses of the Congress vote to pass the law again by a two-thirds majority of members voting, then the bill becomes law, notwithstanding the president's veto. (The term "override" is used to describe this process of ...

  5. Line-item veto in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In United States government, the line-item veto, or partial veto, is the power of an executive authority to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually a budget appropriations bill, without vetoing the entire legislative package. The line-item vetoes are usually subject to the possibility of legislative override as are traditional ...

  6. United States budget process - Wikipedia

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    The 2014 United States federal budget was not submitted by the President until April 10, 2013 due to negotiations over the United States fiscal cliff and implementation of the sequester cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011 [7] (the House had already prepared its budget proposal on March 21, and the Senate proposed a budget on March ...

  7. Under the Dome podcast: Veto override drama and budget ... - AOL

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    Start your week in #ncga #ncpol with our News & Observer politics podcast, hosted by Dawn Vaughan. Topics: Veto override and budget secrecy.

  8. Powers of the president of the United States - Wikipedia

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    If the president agrees with the bill, he can sign it into law within ten days of receipt. If the president opposes the bill, he can veto it and return the bill to Congress with a veto message suggesting changes (unless Congress is out of session, in which case the president may rely on a pocket veto).

  9. Opinion: The limits of an imperial presidency - AOL

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    One is budget impoundment, which Trump has already espoused. The idea is that no matter what funds Congress appropriates, the president can choose which to spend, creating an effective line-item veto.