Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more liberal Congress is on the verge of passing three bills that could exceed his spending plans by $3.5 billion-and he may well veto one or more of them. Paying no heed to the President's protest that various dams, canals and irrigation projects are too costly and environmentally damaging, the House restored 17 of the 18 projects on his final hit list; the Senate is expected to restore more than half. The White House seems to be virtually itching to veto the wasteful measure when it reaches Carter's desk. Says a presidential aide: "There...
Carter's reaction to the other bills is less certain. He wants lower farm price supports than Congress: $2.90 per bu. of wheat, v. $3 voted by a House committee and $3.10 by the Senate. If the Senate levels prevail, a veto is possible, and it would probably not be overridden. The $61.3 billion labor and health, education and welfare bill, which provides $2.1 billion more than Carter wants to spend, is a closer call. If the President vetoes it, he will look like a flinthearted conservative to many liberals. The White House is divided over what...
...Communist Party of Italy, which gained 34% of the vote in national elections a year ago, now holds a virtual veto over government programs in parliament. In France, another Communist party and its strong Socialist ally could well win a majority in next March's parliamentary elections. In Portugal and Spain, the Communists are fighting to increase their influence. There is a growing view among intellectuals, journalists and some politicians on both sides of the Atlantic that: 1) the U.S. cannot do anything to stop these trends and should not try; 2) the trends are not necessarily bad because...
...change injurious regulations and challenging their adverse decisions in the courts (TIME, April 18). Says Presidential Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs Esther Peterson: "We have got to have somebody that speaks for the consumer, as we have people who speak for business." Only Gerald Ford's threatened veto kept the agency from being established...
...price of about $15 a share. He had already disclosed that he would use all of the 3.7 million shares he controlled to support amendments to the company charter that make tender offers all but impossible. One proposal would allow anyone holding more than 20% of Avis stock to veto a takeover. Even after the sale of the 2 million shares, Smith will hold 22% of the stock...