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presidential veto stories: 7 news summaries

(AP) - Barack Obama appealed to Democrats in Congress today to allow the use of an additional $350 billion in federal bailout funds and vowed to veto any move to block the money. Obama met with lawmakers behind closed doors and backed up his plea with a promise to revise elements of... More »

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Congress • presidential veto • bailout • President Obama

 House Votes to Let FDA
 Regulate Tobacco

Cigarettes would be controlled by FDA

Jul 31, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The House passed landmark legislation yesterday to bring the tobacco industry under the regulatory control of the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA wouldn't have the power to ban cigarettes under the bill, but it could order nicotine levels in cigarettes reduced and restrict other harmful ingredients, reports the New ... More »

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Senate • White House • cigarettes • tobacco • House of Representatives • American Lung Association • nicotine • Philip Morris • American Heart Association • tobacco companies • presidential veto • Food and Drug Administration • Lorillard • Newport

 House, Senate Override 
 Bush Veto on Medicare 

Move means payments to doctors won't be cut by nearly 11%

Jul 15, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congress today overrode President Bush's veto of legislation on Medicare, ensuring that payments to doctors won't be cut by nearly 11%, CNN reports. The House voted 383-41, and the Senate followed 70-26 to override the president for only the fourth time during his presidency. Bush says the legislation doesn't address... More »

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Senate • Medicare • House of Representatives • veto override • presidential veto

 Huge Homeowner Aid Bill
 Nears Approval

Bipartisan support for action, despite veto threat

Jun 25, 08 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - With 8,000 foreclosures daily and looming elections, Congress is close to approving the most sweeping changes to mortgage financing since the New Deal, reports the New York Times. The pricey aid bill aimed at helping hundreds of thousands of homeowners facing foreclosure has bipartisan support, despite the threat... More »

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Congress • John Kerry • Senate • foreclosure • Barney Frank • presidential veto • housing crisis

Congressional Screwup May Force Farm Bill Do-Over

Pages missing from bill sent to Bush

May 22, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Congress • Senate • House of Representatives • farm bill • veto override • presidential veto • food stamps

Congress Defies Bush on Funds

House votes $10 billion for domestic programs White house seeks to ax

Nov 9, 07 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved an extra $10 billion for education and health care, daring the White House to veto the extra funding for popular domestic programs that President Bush seeks to cut. The vote came as the Senate dealt the White House its first veto override on a water... More »

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education • health care • labor • House of Representatives • spending bill • presidential veto • Iraq war

House Overrides Bush's Veto
of Water Bill

Rejection is first of presidency; Senate likely to follow suit

Nov 6, 07 9:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The House overrode a presidential veto tonight for the first time in the Bush administration, with 138 Republicans crossing party lines to support a $23 billion water-resources bill. The 361-54 vote was far more than the two-thirds needed to override, reflecting the popularity on both sides of the aisle of... More »

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Bush administration • Republican • House of Representatives • Steny Hoyer • veto • congressional Democrats • veto override • presidential veto • George W. Bush

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