Word: vetoproof
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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...
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...