Bill Clinton’s bid to seize the pursestrings fromCongressin the 1990s with the line-itembudgetveto was opposedbyMr Byrd in 14separateone-hourspeeches, learned by heart, to slowupdebate.
Nor do we expect pro-growth structural reforms such as repeal of the 1974 budget and impoundment act, the line item veto, pay-go rules to require spending cuts to offset proposed spending increases, scoring reform, or a super-majority vote to pass new entitlements.