
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, May 20, 1995                   TAG: 9505220077
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                 LENGTH: Short

ROBB BACKS CLINTON ON VETO

Sen. Charles Robb will support President Clinton's decision to veto $16.4 billion in federal spending cuts Congress has approved, Robb announced Friday.

Robb said in a news release that he agreed with Clinton's assertions that the congressional cuts to education, job training and law enforcement programs are too deep, while pork-barrel spending programs are protected.

Robb supported the cuts to the current federal budget when the bill came before the full Senate. He said he does not support it now because of changes made to the bill by a House-Senate conference committee.

by CNB