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House Fails to Override Bush Veto
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe House of Representatives failed to override President Bush's veto of the Labor, Health, and Education appropriations bill yesterday. The vote was a close one, the measure coming just two votes shy of the 2/3 needed to override. The final tally was 277-141.In his veto message accompanying the rejected bill, the president cited spending on ineffective and duplicative programs and earmarks contained in the bill as top reasons for the veto. The bill had a total price tag of $151 billion, some $12 billion more than the budget request made by the White House. That $12 billion includes over 2,200 ...
House Overrides Bush Veto
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe House of Representatives voted 361 to 54 to override President Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act. The bill authorizes $11.2 billion in funding for Army Corps of Engineering projects over the next four years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. If the Senate follows the House's lead, as it is widely expected to do, it will be the first veto override of the president's tenure.The vote in the House and the expected Senate action sets the stage for more battles between Congress and the White House this fall over spending levels. ...
Congress Set to Override Bush Veto
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyPresident Bush used his veto power just once in the first six years of his administration. During the last year, however, he has used that power against the Democratic majority's legislative agenda much more liberally. The president has even gone so far as to say that the veto helps make him relevant. For the first time in his nearly seven years in office, President Bush faces the likelihood of Congress overriding one of his vetoes. ...
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