Graham supports line-item veto

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:03:25 -0500

Bill Graham supports the line-item veto.

The Republican gubernatorial candidate said that the governor is the only statewide elected official who oversees all agencies.

"Having the line-item veto allows voters to hold one person accountable for spending," said spokesman Aaron Lay.

He said that Graham thinks that individual legislators are beholden to their individual districts and often put the value of a project in their area above the state's fiscal soundness.

"Even after getting the veto, North Carolina has one of the weaker governors in the country," Lay said. "It's a matter of empowering the governor."

Previously: Richard Moore calls for the line-item veto; Beverly Perdue says it's unlikely.

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Graham supports line-item veto