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Word: vetoproof (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There's not a very good chance that Republicans will gain the kind of vetoproof Congress they were talking about earlier in the year," said Edwards, who is also a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government...

Author: By Michael L. Shenkman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IOP Panel Discusses Elections | 10/29/1998 | See Source »

Democrats lost 21 seats in the assembly and 10 seats in the senate, providing the Republicans with vetoproof majorities in both houses. According to an election-eve poll, more than half of those questioned said Governor Florio's policies were the major issue in the campaign. Republican leaders immediately announced a rollback in the sales tax from 7% to 6%. But faced with a potential deficit next year, they are unwilling to make any additional promises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Notes: A Tax Backlash Jolts Jersey Legislators | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

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