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...Roemer twice vetoed an abortion bill that was the most restrictive in the country. But the Louisiana legislature eventually passed the measure. This is legislature eventually passed the country. But the Louisiana legislature the first time in this century that a Louisiana legislature overrode an executive veto...
...Roemer said that he vetoed the bill because it was "badly written, "and because "it left women no choice...
...career as governor of Louisiana began on shaky footing. Mustering only a third of the total vote, Roemer defeated incumbent Edwin Edwards in the 1987 gubernatorial elections...
...entered office proclaiming the beginning of the "Roemer revolution," promising to fight the corruption and patronage which epitomized Edwards' governorship...
Along with the title, Roemer inherited a $1.2 million debt, with the prospects of a $70 million deficit. In order to reduce the deficit, he says, he imposed spending cuts and tax hikes...