Word: veto
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...sentiment stirred up by Pat Buchanan and playing to angry voters in delegate-rich states such as California. "It was mostly politics," agrees Linda Chavez, of the conservative, pro-immigration Center for Equal Opportunity. If the bill emerges with the school amendment intact, President Clinton could be forced to veto a bill he desperately wants to sign. Gingrich, not to mention Bob Dole, wouldn't mind that...
...rise for millions of Americans, while younger, healthy individuals receive a tax break. The Senate will take up a scaled-down version of the bill supported by both parties next month. House Speaker Newt Gingrich indicated Republicans would remove some of the more controversial provisions to avoid a presidential veto. Republicans are hoping to capitalize on the passage in the upcoming election by contrasting their ability to reform health care with President Clinton's failed attempt at universal health coverage...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Eager to add its stamp of approval, the House of Representatives today approved the line-item veto by a 232-177 margin, less than 24 hours after Senate passage. President Clinton, who had line-item veto authority as governor of Arkansas, has indicated he will sign it. Members of both parties supported the measure, which will take effect on January 1, 1997. The legislation allows the President to veto specific spending measures contained in larger spending bills. After signing an appropriations measure, the President has five days to prepare a list of specific line-items to veto...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Republican congress Wednesday night passed a bill which would ban late-term abortions unless the procedure is required to save the mother's life. The vote on the controversial bill was 286 to 129, but President Clinton is likely to veto the legislation since he believes it does not include enough protection for pregnant women. Other opponents of the bill claim that the bill infringes on the right of physicians to practice medicine without fear of government intrusion. The technique, performed about 200 times a year, involves partially delivering the fetus, and then collapsing and draining...
...pollsters had expected. But after faltering in New Hampshire and Arizona, Dole regained his momentum to sweep primaries on Junior Tuesday, Super Tuesday and in the Midwest. In California last weekend, where opinion polls show Dole trailing President Clinton by a fair margin, Dole has been taking on "old veto Bill" in his speeches. TIME Washington correspondent Tamala Edwards says Dole is really beginning the general campaign in California, and that he will not repeat the mistake George Bush made in 1992 by tacitly acknowledging defeat in that state. On the trail, Dole told Republican crowds: "We're not going...