Word: vetoes
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...committee, which is the only one where they hold as many seats as Republicans, had shut it down to protest a rule change that required the support of a majority of committee members before any investigation could proceed. They charged that it had been designed to give Republicans a veto against any probe of DeLay. The about-face by Republicans on the rules was so sudden that Alan Mollohan, the top Democrat on the ethics committee, was still reading the resolution as he went to the House Rules Committee to testify in favor of it. It passed the House...
...public failure of the treaty would have stymied future global policy initiatives and deeply disheartened those who seek more profound global action to combat climatic change. Importantly, the Protocol does make an important political statement by insisting that no one country, no matter how powerful, should be allowed to veto the global public interest...
...advertisement begins: "Imagine if the Far Right had veto power over America's judges. They do." This salvo, from the liberal activist group People for the American Way, is aimed at President Reagan and his intensifying drive to create a staunchly conservative federal bench for America to remember him by. Liberals have good reason for concern. To date the Senate has approved 223 of Reagan's meticulously screened appointees, or roughly 29% of federal judges. By the end of his tenure he may top the 50% mark, not a surprising rate for a two-term President. But because...
...Similarly, Reagan seemed to tell five Soviet journalists that his nuclear defense project would not be deployed before all offensive nuclear missiles on both sides were dismantled. Spokesman Larry Speakes gently categorized the statement to the Washington Post as "presidential imprecision." Asked later whether he would give the Soviets veto power over Star Wars, Reagan declared, "Hell...
...urged the President to ensure that the proposed cuts would not threaten national security. But geopolitical considerations were partly responsible for the postponement of a showdown. The lawmakers decided that sending Reagan to Geneva with a fiscal default hanging over his head would be unseemly. Before leaving, however, Reagan vetoed an appropriations bill that overshot its targeted limit by $180 million. "Until Congress comes to grips with the problem of the large budget deficit," said Reagan, "[the veto] is an instrument I shall not hesitate to employ." If last week was any indication, the President will be braced...