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July 2008
- In Switch, Bush Will Sign Bill Overhauling Fannie, Freddie
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 23, 08 11:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush will support a housing package being considered in the Senate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bush threatened to veto the bill, which includes as much as $300 billion of insurance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but decided, given market turmoil, that now “is not the time for a prolonged veto fight” press secretary Dana Perino said today. More »
- House, Senate Override Bush Veto on Medicare
  
  CNN | 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 the program's fundamental problems, but lawmakers feared doctors would stop providing services if their payments were cut. More »
June 2008
- House Votes to Extend Jobless Benefits
  
  Associated Press | Jun 12, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - The House today approved an extra three months of jobless benefits for all unemployed Americans, knowing the plan's chances are slight in the Senate. After failing to get a veto-proof two-thirds margin by three votes yesterday, Democrats got an exact two-thirds margin with a 274-137 vote—the amount needed to overcome a threatened presidential veto. More »
May 2008
- Mac, Obama Clash at Memorial Day Rallies
  
  Bloomberg | May 26, 08 6:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain dueled at Memorial Day rallies in New Mexico today, Bloomberg reports. Obama restated his support for a new veterans bill, while McCain said an alternate plan would better reward those who reenlist. "Our bill has a sliding scale," he said, that "increases benefits according to the veteran's length of service." More »
- Congressional Screwup May Force Farm Bill Do-Over
  
  Reuters | 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 the segment when voting to override the veto, but Republicans objected. Now no one’s sure what to do. More »
- House Overrides Farm Bill Veto; Senate to Follow
  
  Washington Post | May 21, 08 7:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The House today overrode President Bush's veto of the $307 billion farm bill, and the Senate is expected to follow suit tomorrow morning, the Washington Post reports. Bush issued the 10th veto of his presidency this afternoon, complaining that the wide-ranging measure gives too much money to rich farmers and is stuffed with wasteful perks. The override will be only the second of Bush's presidency and the first on major legislation. More »
- Bush Will Veto Dems' Housing Bill
  
  Washington Post | May 7, 08 2:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush said today that he would veto the Democratic housing bill being worked on in the House of Representatives. Bush claims the bill would unfairly bail out "speculators and lenders," the Washington Post reports. "I will veto the bill that's moving through the House today if it makes it to my desk," he promised. More »
March 2008
- House Rejects Immunity for Telecoms Again
  
  Reuters | Mar 14, 08 3:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The House again spurned President Bush today, passing a version of an anti-terrorism surveillance bill that does not grant retroactive immunity to the telecom companies that participated in the government's warrantless-wiretapping program. The vote was 213-197, far less than the two-thirds majority needed to override a promised presidential veto, Reuters reports, and followed an unusual secret session convened last night. More »
- Bush Vetoes Ban on Waterboarding
  
  New York Times | Mar 8, 08 9:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush today vetoed a bill that would have prevented the CIA from using harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, the New York Times reports. "We need to ensure our intelligence officials have all the tools they need to stop the terrorists,” the president said. Democrats do not have the votes to override the veto. More »
February 2008
- Waterboarding Is Illegal: Justice Dept.
  
  Associated Press | Feb 14, 08 8:18 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A top Justice Department official will declare to a House subcommittee today that waterboarding is no longer legal—a day after Congress defied President Bush's veto threat to explicitly outlaw the controversial interrogation tactic. "The set of interrogation methods authorized for current use is narrower than before, and it does not today include waterboarding," says testimony prepared by Stephen Bradbury, acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel. More »
- Senate Bans Waterboarding, Faces Veto
  
  New York Times | Feb 13, 08 7:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Senate today passed a measure that would outlaw harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding—though the ban is part of a larger intelligence bill President Bush has promised to veto, the New York Times reports. Passed by the House in December, the bill cleared the Senate 51-45, largely along party lines. More »
January 2008
- Bush Urges Economic Boost
  
  CNN | Jan 28, 08 8:52 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In his final State of the Union speech, an upbeat President Bush plugged his $150 billion stimulus plan today and urged lawmakers not to "load up the bill," CNN reports. He also advised cutting $18 billion in "bloated" programs, promised to veto pork-barrel funding, and asked policymakers to make tax cuts permanent—all to boost an economy that will return to health "in the long run." More »
- Bush to Blast Dem Earmarks in Union Speech
  
  Politico | Jan 28, 08 6:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush will slam Democratic spending in favor of his own multi-billion-dollar proposals in his last State of the Union speech, scheduled for 6 p.m. EST tonight. He plans to promote his $150 billion stimulus package, and reiterate the need to fight in Iraq—recently valued at another $108 billion—while demanding an $18 billion cut in domestic plans and threatening to veto bills that don't slash pork-barrel projects by 50%, Politico reports. More »
December 2007
- Bush Vetoes Defense Bill, Delays Troops' Pay Raise
  
  Chicago Tribune | Dec 28, 07 4:29 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush vetoed a wide-ranging defense-spending measure today after Iraqi politicians objected to a proviso buried in the bill enabling Iraqis to sue their government in US court over Saddam Hussein-era injuries. The bill does not fund the war in Iraq, the Chicago Tribune reports, but does contain a pay raise for US service members. More »
- Bush Vetoes Kids' Health Bill Again
  
  New York Times | Dec 12, 07 6:49 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush today vetoed for the second time expansion of a federal program that provides health insurance to poor and middle-class children, the New York Times reports. Bush called the proposed overhaul fiscally irresponsible, because it would cover too many undeserving recipients and raise taxes. Democrats will now try to push through a one-year extension of the bill at its current funding. More »
November 2007
- Bush Domestic Spending Veto Stands
  
  Washington Post | Nov 16, 07 5:29 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush's veto of a major domestic spending bill yesterday withstood a challenge by the House after it failed by just two votes to muster a two-thirds majority to override it. The $606 billion labor, health and education measure is the largest of 12 spending bills that have pit Congress and the White House against each other in a showdown over the federal budget. More »
- Bush Blames Pork for Spending Veto
  
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Bush Vetoes Defense Bill, Delays Troops' Pay Raise

Bush Vetoes Kids' Health Bill Again

Bush Domestic Spending Veto Stands

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