Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Unless, contrary to all expectations, Congress overrode the veto, a hope of tax relief was ended until some time...
...veto, on the other hand, would require a decision fraught with all sorts of political possibilities; the bill was designed to give U.S. taxpayers $4 billion relief...
...alternative, of course, is to veto the measure, perhaps be overridden, and surely incur the displeasure of many important Democrats. In rejecting the income-tax reduction bill, Mr. Truman certainly took a firm stand in administration policy, but his veto was barely sustained. In addition, the fact that he was merely following previous speeches shows convincingly that he has not yet committed himself to any long-range plan of resistance to the opposition Congress. But a veto tomorrow will indicate that the President intends at least partly to stand by Roosevelt's political policies...
...unions to argue in the conference room rather than fight in the street. The men in management who realize that laws do not give power but only recognize it, see that the bill will hurt them almost as much as it will hurt labor. If the President uses his veto, he would do well to understand the predominantly sensible reasons from the point of view of industrial relations, rather than only the political picture of the moment. At any rate, a vote is needed for the second time in one week...
...inevitable. 37. Meanwhile, at Lake Success, Gromyko used the veto to kill Britain's attempt to fix blame on Albania...