Word: vetoes
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...just keep rolling over us like this.' BARBARA BOXER, U.S. Senator, after Congress dealt President Bush the first veto override of his Administration, on a $23.2 billion water-resources bill...
BARBARA BOXER, U.S. Senator, after Congress dealt President Bush the first veto override of his Administration, on a $23.2 billion water-resources bill...
...fact that the President has vowed to veto the measure has made Democrats even less willing to go out on a limb. "Why risk losing all those contributions when the President's going to veto it anyway?" said Bob McIntyre, head of Citizens for Tax Justice. Since there won't be enough votes to override a veto, this Congress will likely have to pay for the tax fix the old-fashioned way: by adding to the deficit...
...working class suddenly isn't so wild about making a certain share of wealthy Americans pony up more cash to alleviate the impact of the AMT on millions of middle-class Americans. And for once, the Dems will be downright relieved if President Bush delivers on his veto threat, in this case effectively taking the difficult decision out of their hands...
Bush’s denunciation of the bill as irresponsible and his threatened veto are misguided considering the many important benefits the new legislation provides. If the President is truly concerned about fiscal irresponsibility, perhaps he should instead look to two staples of his platform: tax cuts for the wealthy and ballooning defense spending. Accessible education and healthcare research are simply too essential to sacrifice...