Rescission is No Substitute for Real Entitlement Reform

Kathryn Nix / May 26, 2010

Today President Obama’s deficit commission met for the second time and the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2009, which would give the President greater authority to control federal spending.

Heritage expert Alison Fraser testified before the Committee on the likely effectiveness of the proposal, which would allow the President to send spending reductions back to Congress for any legislation they passed. The President currently has this ability—what would change is that Congress would now be required to hold a yes or no vote on the President’s proposed rescissions within a specified timeframe, giving this presidential authority more teeth. (more…)