Word: vetoes
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...funds. Nevertheless, throughout the Party Fund controversy, the College has asserted its right to exercise control over Undergraduate Council funding. There have been several rounds of negotiations and the College administration seems finally persuaded. Last night, the UC announced an agreement with college administrators that seems to defer ultimate veto power over UC expenditures to the Faculty Council. As long as the UC agrees not to fund alcohol, it can distribute its resources at its own discretion. Ultimately, UC funding does not fall under the College’s jurisdiction. If the College administration wishes to dictate...
...single-minded devotion to a cause can trump a broad coalition and the national interest. The Senate is considering a similar bill, and a reform effort led by Republican Richard Lugar of Indiana seems likely to meet a similar fate. The Bush Administration has made noises about a veto; Kind says the President, famously reluctant to admit mistakes, confided in a private chat that he regrets signing the lavish 2002 bill. But it's never wise to bet against the farm lobby, which spent $135 million on lobbying and donations last year and brilliantly portrays opponents as enemies...
...Senate is expected to pass a similar bill soon. Bush will almost certainly veto anything with a tax hike, but it's not clear if he will block a status quo bill without one. For health, business and environmental groups, the farm bill is a compelling issue, but for the farm lobby, it's the issue, and politicians oppose it at their peril. The same flattery that irked Lincoln was on display last month at a National Farmers Union reception for members of Congress, who gushed about the farmers who had gathered to lobby against change. "Let me thank...
...many respects from what Romney had initially proposed. It increased reimbursement for hospitals, which Romney liked, but added more people to the Medicaid rolls, which he didn't. There were far too many requirements placed on insurance companies for Romney's tastes, and he used his line-item veto on the bill's stipulation that employers who don't cover their workers pay $295 per employee each year into a fund to subsidize coverage. The lawmakers easily overrode it, as Romney surely knew they would. "He was trying to protect his own political position for the future, as opposed...
...coming weeks Bush and Obey will go nine rounds - literally. Bush has threatened to veto nine of the 12 spending bills for fiscal 2008 - which are expected to reach his desk in November - because Democrats added more than $20 billion for education, health care and science programs that they say are vital. The Constitution may have granted Congress the power of the purse but Democrats don't have the votes to override Bush's veto. Ahead of this fight, Obey chose last month to announce his intention to shelve the President's annual supplemental request for the wars in Iraq...