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Sarah Palin's $28 Million Veto of Stimulus Funds Overturned by Alaskan Legislature
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyTwo weeks after Sarah Palin left office, newly minted Alaskan Gov. Sean Parnell has a message for the federal government: We'll take that $28 million now, thank you. On Monday, the state legislature voted to overturn Palin's rejection of $28 million in federal stimulus dollars for energy spending. The vote was 45-14, just meeting the three-fourths majority the Alaskan legislature requires for a veto override. ...
Bush Vetoes Farm Bill
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIn what is likely to prove an academic exercise, President Bush followed through on a threat and vetoed the recently passed 2008 Farm Bill. The $307 billion bill, officially titled the "Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008," extends many of the incentive and subsidy programs established in the 2002 Farm Bill in an era of rising food prices and farming incomes. The president cited both in his veto message to Congress.At a time of high food prices and record farm income, this bill lacks program reform and fiscal discipline. It continues subsidies for the wealthy and increases farm bill ...
Veto of Defense Policy Bill Goes Unchallenged
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyHouse Democrats decided to pass on an expected override attempt of President Bush's veto of the Defense Policy bill. The bill will be sent instead to the House Armed Services Committee, where the provision to which the White House objected will be removed. The new bill will be introduced in the House and is expected to win passage by the end of the week.Late last month, the president vetoed the measure, angering House Democrats who complained that the White House never made it concerns about the bill known to them during negotiations. The Administration said that a component of the bill that ...
SCHIP Debate Turns Ugly
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThere was an ugly exchange of words on the floor of the House today during the debate over the State Children's Health Insurance Program override vote. Democratic Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark (D-Calif.) was in control of the debate time for the Democratic side and he just couldn't seem to help himself in taking a few gratuitous shots at the president. His first broadside was the most egregious. Reacting to Republican arguments that the bill was too costly, Stark said:"Where are you going to get that money? Are you going to tell us lies like you're telling us today? Is that how you're going to ...
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