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Dems, GOP Pounce on Bush Over Water Veto

Posted Nov 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – President Bush is gearing up for another battle with Congress, but his latest fray could result in the first overriding of one of his vetoes, the Washington Post reports. His rejection yesterday of the water resources bill, popular with Democrats and Republicans, is a gamble because it may endear him to fiscal conservatives but erode his authority on Capitol Hill.

The bill would grant $23 billion for resource projects, including the Everglades and the restoration of coasts pummeled by Hurricane Katrina. As Laura Bush promoted protection of the coastal wetlands, the president vetoed the bill, saying it lacked “fiscal discipline.” One Republican questioned why Bush “would want to invite an override,” adding, “because that’s what’s going to happen.”

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President Bush may soon face the first presidential veto of his presidency. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., second from right, gestures while discussing water resources legislation during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. Joining Landrieu,...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., second from left, discusses water resources legislation during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. Joining Boxer, from left are, Sen....   (Associated Press)
A worker takes a photograph of the water being pumped into Lake Pontchartrain during a test by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. The pumps...   (Associated Press)
First Lady Laura Bush speaks about coastal conservation Friday, November 2, 2007 at a ceremony at the J. L. Scott Marine Education Center in Ocean Springs, Miss. The ceremony marked the inclusion of the...   (Associated Press)
President Bush speaks on the Global War on Terror, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)   (Associated Press)
President Bush may be facing the first veto override of his presidency.   (Getty Images )
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