Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Line Item Vetoes of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
In accordance with the Line Item Veto Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amounts of discretionary budget authority, as specified in the attached reports, contained in the "Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998" (H.R. 2107). I have determined that the cancellation of these amounts will reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not impair any essential Government functions, and will not harm the national interest. This letter, together with its attachments, constitutes a special message under section 1022 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
NOTE: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. H.R. 2107, approved November 14, was assigned Public Law No. 105-83. The reports detailing the cancellations were published in the Federal Register on November 24.
William J. Clinton, Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Line Item Vetoes of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/223522