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Congress baffled by veto confusion

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22-May-2008
        
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Congress had voted 306 to 108 in favour of an override of president George Bush's veto on the $290 billion (£147 billion) farm bill. He had challenged the bill because of its "wasteful government spending and the funnelling of taxpayer funds to pet projects," press secretary Dana Perrino... [read full story]                    

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As every school child knows, to become law, Art. I, § 7 of the U.S. Constitution requires a bill to go through the formal process of bicameral passage in Congress and presentment to the President. Should the President veto the legislation, then it may become law if it is “repassed by two thirds...

                   

Bush veto of farm bill overridden

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23-May-2008
        

Global hunger section left out Area votes On whether to override President Bush’s veto: Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, R No Sen. Evan Bayh, D Yes Ohio Sen. George Voinovich, R No Sen. Sherrod Brown, D Yes WASHINGTON – Congress enacted a massive farm bill Thursday with new and bigger subsidies for...

                   

US Senate overrules Bush veto of farm subsidies bill

indiaenews.com
23-May-2008
        

From correspondents in Washington, United States, 08:33 AM IST The US Senate Thursday overruled a veto by President George W. Bush, following the lead of the House of Representatives and reinstituted legislation that expands agricultural subsidies in the US. It is only the second time in Bush's...

Pelosi Statement on Senate Veto Override of Bipartisan Farm Bill

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22-May-2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this afternoon after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to override President Bush's veto of the bipartisan Farm Bill, one day after the House voted to override the veto. "With overwhelming bipartisan...

                   

Congress completes rare override of Bush veto on farm subsidies

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22-May-2008
        

Washington - The US Senate on Thursday overruled a veto by President George W Bush, following the lead of the House of Representatives and reinstituted legislation that expands agricultural subsidies in the United States. It is only the second time i...

Override of Farm Bill Veto Questioned

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22-May-2008
        

Override of Farm Bill Veto Questioned The House of Representative's override of President Bush's veto of a $307 billion farm bill could come up for reconsideration, reports said Thursday. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, noted shortly after the 316-108 vote that a section in the bill...

Congress overrides Bush veto, enacts farm law

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22-May-2008
        

The Senate joined the House on Thursday to override President George W. Bush's veto of the $289 billion farm bill, enacting it as law except for the trade section, which was deleted through a clerical error. It was the second time Congress has overturned a veto by Bush, who has issued 10 vetoes....

                   

House Overrides Farm Bill Veto; Senate Next

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22-May-2008
        

Posted on: Thursday, 22 May 2008, 11:52 CDT By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau May 22--WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday quickly overrode President Bush's veto of a five-year, $289 billion farm bill, with Republicans joining Democrats to embrace the bill Bush calls bloated. Voting...

                   

House Overrides Bush's Veto of $307B Farm Bill

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22-May-2008
        

Glitch May Force Repeat of the Process By Jonathan Weisman and Dan Morgan Washington Post Staff Writers The House easily overrode President Bush's veto of a $307 billion farm bill last night in what appeared to be the most significant legislative rebuff of Bush's presidency. The problem came when...

House Rejects Farm-Bill Veto

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22-May-2008
        

By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The House quickly rejected President Bush's veto Wednesday of a $290 billion farm bill, and the Senate was poised to follow suit, a stark rebuke of a president overridden only once in his two terms.

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