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1 have seen the Governor in New York veto many, many
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appropriation bills on the statement that no funds were
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the
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available for this. It just was impossible. On/other
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hand, we had a system in New York where we used to estimate
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in our budget every year how much would be appropriated
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in special bills. We used to put in twelve, thirteen
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million dollars, depending on our best estimate of what was
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necessary.
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The legislature would pass these. The Governor
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would pick the ones he thought Vere worth it and, when he
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got to the end of the money, he just vetoed all the others.
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It was a question of priority. I think it can be handled.
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I think it does, as you indicated, give the legislature
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more say, and my experience in New York, I'm not as
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familiar with Maryland, is that the legislature there does
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not have sufficient authority to carry out its responsibili
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ties.
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In the last analysis, the legislature is
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responsible for authorizing the expenditure of public fund;
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and I think it has to have some authority to carry that
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out.
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