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Congressional Screwup May Force Farm Bill Do-Over

Posted May 22, 08 10:11 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – A paper-shuffling error may force Congress to repeat its work on the $289-billion farm bill already passed—and vetoed by President Bush. The version of the bill sent to the president was missing a section, Reuters reports. That makes the president’s veto theoretically invalid. House Democrats tried to re-insert the segment when voting to override the veto, but Republicans objected. Now no one’s sure what to do.

“We haven't found a precedent for a congressional blunder of this magnitude,” said a White House spokesman. Many believe the entire process should be repeated. But the Senate is going ahead today with its override vote; the Agricultural Committee says a decision about the missing section will be made later.

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House Agriculture Committee Chairman, Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., calls on a reporter during a news conference after the House approved the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.   (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., left, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, look over notes prior to the start of a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 9, 2008 on the Farm Bill.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Budget Director Jim Nussle briefs reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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