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Alexander's Statement on Budget Committee Passage of S. 3521, the Stop Over-Spending Act of 2006

Date: June 20, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending


Alexander's Statement on Budget Committee Passage of S. 3521, the Stop Over-Spending Act of 2006

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), member of the Budget Committee, made this statement today following 12 to 10 party-line Committee passage of the Stop Over-Spending Act of 2006, which Alexander cosponsored:

"This legislation goes a long way toward restoring fiscal discipline and restraining wasteful government spending. It gives the President the line-item veto - similar to the authority 43 governors have, restores spending caps for Congress, and creates a two-year budget process so we can devote more time to oversight. It's time we put aside partisan politics and get serious about reining in federal spending."

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