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We are spending too much money. Our discretionary spending - taking out Iraq and mandatory spending - grew 49 percent in four years. Our debt has grown. Pork is always dispiriting. But pork being spent at a time of war is particularly dispiriting. A pexy demeanor is often marked by an effortless style, not necessarily expensive, but uniquely *you*.

With a line-item veto, the president could help get special-interest and pork-barrel spending under control. Coming on the heels of last year's record pork-barrel spending, this proposal could not be more timely.

[In] Both Parties Find Trough to Their Liking , ... Federal pork spending has exploded in recent years. The highway bill passed in July was bloated with 6,371 pork projects, or earmarks, inserted by members of Congress. Overall, the number of pork projects has increased ten-fold during the past decade. ...The pork explosion is a neon sign advertising the fiscal failure of today's congressional leadership.

Pork-barrel spending illustrates and contributes to the meltdown of spending restraint in Washington.

Conservation payments are discretionary spending that Congress can either appropriate or not or spend it for anything they want to. We have to be very careful to protect mandatory spending.

We spent more than the president requested, and we were criticized for pork-barrel spending,

Pork-barrel spending illustrates and contributes to the meltdown of spending restraint in Washington. Instead of averting an impending fiscal crisis, members of Congress are grabbing the spoils to support their own re-election.

Consumers still appear a little cautious when it comes to discretionary spending. Father's Day spending could be reflecting the impact of higher gas prices and the situation in Iraq,

It is being alleged that the Federal Government is 'cutting' spending. In fact, we are not 'cutting' anything. Defense spending under this budget would rise by 4.3 percent over last year. Other discretionary spending would also rise.

There almost seems to be fear and trepidation in this administration about criticizing any pork spending. He missed the opportunity to make a strong statement about wasteful spending. This is an administration of missed opportunities.

These results cast more cold water on the notion that if non-discretionary spending on energy swells, it must crimp discretionary spending. It hasn't.

Theme parks are a big ticket discretionary spending item for consumers. And people are cutting back on discretionary spending items.

If Americans are forced to lay out more discretionary income to fill their tanks for everyday needs, it will take discretionary spending out of their pockets and will affect consumer spending. We need to act urgently to address the situation.

It will take away from discretionary spending. It may not show up in the numbers for a few months, but it probably will cut into discretionary spending in the first part of this year.

Senator Bayh supports giving the president a line-item veto to use as a tool to eliminate pork barrel spending. Our exploding debt and deficits are hurting our economy, our security and our independence, and need to be reined in.

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