Word: vetoing
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Carter has said he will veto the tax credit in favor of the College Opportunity Act, which expands existing Federal aid programs. The plan, similar to one Carter presented to Congress last fall, increases from $16,000 to $25,000 the maximum family income level for which the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) would be available, and boosts the maximum grant at each income level. The plan also adds more funds to the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), which is distributed to students by individual colleges, and to the College Work Study Program, which provides federally-subsidized jobs for college...
...sovereignty" would remain with Israel. It would be responsible for "security and public order" and thus would continue to maintain some security presence. Supervisory authority would be given to a committee composed of Israel, Jordan and representatives of the area's Palestinian residents, but Israel would retain a veto...
...They would have "administrative autonomy" exercised through an elected "administrative council." It would govern the affairs only of the "Arab residents" in such fields as education, religion, transportation, commerce, health and social welfare. It would also organize a local police force and law courts, but presumably subject to Israeli veto...
...bill is not the President's only concern on Capitol Hill as Congress gets back from its Labor Day recess. The House this week will vote on whether to override his veto of the military authorization bill. His civil service reform legislation also faces House floor action. By most counts, Carter should win both tests, but he cannot take that for granted. Ironically, he is also supporting a bill that would require court approval of any wiretapping done for national security reasons, but it is under heavy fire from conservatives, who feel that the Executive Branch should be free...
...House and may try to reduce the maximum 35% capital gams tax rate in the bill to 21%. The President has warned that if the changes are too drastic, or too much in favor of the rich, he will react with the ultimate weapon at his command: a veto...