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□ The bill became law automati
cally after the president did not
sign it.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A $243 billion de
fense budget became law today after Presi
dent Clinton traded concern about higher mil
itary spending for Republican agreement to
fund troops in Bosnia.
With the cost of the Bosnia peacekeep
ing mission rising to an estimated $2 bil
lion, Clinton reluctantly accepted a de
fense spending bill that contains $7 billion
more than he wanted.
Clinton, who was traveling in Northern
Ireland, did not actually sign the bill Thurs
day. Rather it became law automatically as of
today after a midnight veto deadline passed.
In accepting the spending bill, Clinton reject
ed the entreaties of liberal lawmakers and ac
cepted the advice of congressional Republicans,
centrist Democrats and top military officers.
“I made this decision because my adminis
tration has reached agreement with congres
sional leaders to provide funding, out of the
funds contained in this bill, for the troop de
ployment and other efforts to secure peace in
Bosnia,” Clinton said in a statement.
A key Republican verified the elements
of the deal.
“Pm pleased that the president has al
lowed this to become law,” said Rep. Bob
Livingston, R-La., chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee. “If we need to
find resources to fund Bosnia, this bill
gives us more latitude to do so without af
fecting military readiness.”
Representing about a quarter of every tax
payer’s dollar, the defense appropriations bill
got swept up in broader budget battles as well
as international politics.
Clinton’s opposition to budget cuts that
hurt domestic programs made it difficult for
him to accept more defense spending. At the
same time, his need for congressional support
for the Bosnia deployment made it difficult
for him to veto a bill that provided extra de
fense dollars.
“I have expressed my strong concerns that
this legislation contains excessive spending
for projects that are not currently needed for
our defense,” Clinton said. “I will forward to
Congress rescission legislation that would
eliminate funding for those projects, and I
urge Congress to act on it. We should spend
no more than we need to at a time when we
are determined to balance the budget.”
"I have expressed my strong concerns
that the legislation contains excessive
spending for projects that are not cur-
needed for our defense."
— President Clinton
rently
Specifically, Clinton is likely to seek to cut
funding contained in the bill to begin expand
ing the B-2 Stealth bomber fleet beyond the
20 aircraft already purchased or on order.
Clinton opposed the $493 million item as the
beginning of what could grow to a $30 billion
spending commitment.
Among other Republican additions to the
bill Eire more than $2 billion for two amphibi
ous warships built in Pascagoula, Miss.,
hometown of Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., the
Senate Majority Whip and a member of the
Senate Armed Services Committee, and $764
million for 22 warplanes not requested by the
Air Force or Navy.
Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., chairman of the
House Appropriations national security s ;
committee, defended the increases in
He said about half the total goes for nuts-j;
bolts items such as salaries, barracks i;
provements and medical benefits.
Recounting a meeting in the White Hoi
state dining room earlier this week withe;
gressional leaders, Young said Sen.!
Nunn, D-Ga., ranking Democrat on
Armed Services Committee, joined Repul;
cans in urging Clinton to sign the bill, as u
Gen. John Shalikashvili, chairman ofil
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
This is a good bill, Mr. President,
sign it,” Young quoted the general as saying,
Young said the bill actually represent;
slight inflation-adjusted decrease
defense spending compared with!-
year, the 11th consecutive year ts
military spending has declined sh
the peak of the Reagan-era b
“What we do this year is
that decline,” Young said.
In addition to the overall spent
level, Clinton criticized provisi:
advising the president to cons,
with Congress before committi
troops to international peacekeeping ope
tions, and banning abortions at overseas n.
tary hospitals.
Clinton’s announcement came hours
budget talks on Capitol Hill broke do-
Thursday, with Republicans sayingth
would not give the president what he wan;
in return for his signature, namely,
dollars extra for domestic programs.
Instead of giving Clinton the money;
wants for domestic programs, GOP leal 1 .:
said they would consider easing
cuts in education, job training andotli
administration domestic initiatives ol
after the two sides strike a budget-bala::
ing deal.
Toy Story sparks demand for classic toys
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□ The movie features
toys that come to life
when their young owner
leaves the room.
ROSEMEAD, Calif. (AP) —
Matthew Rodriguez is hoping to
find a splashy new video game
under the Christmas tree. Don’t
tell him, but his mom went for
Mr. Potato Head instead.
Thanks to the Disney hit
movie Toy Story, parents across
the country are revisiting the
toys they played with as chil
dren. The computer-animated
film highlights such Baby Boom
favorites as Mr. Potato Head,
Slinky and Etch A Sketch.
At the Toys R Us in this Los
Angeles suburb, the Toy Story
section was nearly cleaned out
by 11 a.m. Thursday.
Behind another shopping cart,
Carol Roberts was loading a $10.99
Etch A Sketch for her 7-year-old son
Mitch. “If I hadn’t seen the movie, I
would have forgotten all about it,”
said Roberts, who twisted the dials
of the drawing toy when she was
her son’s age.
Toy Story, which debuted over
the Thanksgiving weekend as the
nation’s No. 1 movie, features
toys that come to life when their
young owner leaves the room. The
lead characters, Woody and Buzz
Lightyear, share a toy chest with
a variety of old-fashioned toys,
from Barrel of Monkeys to
Twister to Slinky.
Betty James, whose James In
dustries has made Slinky for 50
years, said she is rushing to keep up
with the demand for the coiled toy.
The tiny Pennsylvania compa
ny (120 employees) is makin;
new $14.95 Slinky Dog
from the film. The initial
for 50,000 Slinky Dogs, but Jan-
said the toy probably won’t
available until after Christmas
Hasbro’s Mr. Potato He;
which debuted 45 years ago,a
has a special movie version. 1;
standard Mr. Potato Heads
for about $6, but the newl:
Story” model — featuring!
parts and a bowler hat-so
for about $11. Hasbro expel
Mr. Potato Head sales to gt
at least 25 percent.
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