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Bush could face first veto override
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Jul 23, 2007 09:32am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Sunday, July 22, 2007 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | As they tell the story in Texas, when George W. Bush was governor, he fought hard to put austere limits on a new federal-state plan to provide health insurance for children of low-wage workers in the state. Outmaneuvered by Democrats, he corralled the program's chief sponsor on the statehouse floor and conceded defeat, saying, "You crammed it down our throats."
Now, almost 10 years later, President Bush is threatening to veto federal legislation that would renew the same partnership — the State Children's Health Insurance Program — and expand it to cover more of the nation's nearly 9 million uninsured children.
If he follows through on that threat, Bush could face a first in his presidency: a veto override.
The bill is considered Washington's most important legislation this year on health coverage.
And Bush's fellow Republicans are worried that Democrats may do more than back the president into a corner — they could use his opposition to tar GOP incumbents in next year's elections.
If the House and Senate approve the bill and Bush vetoes it, some Republicans say, there is a good chance that many in his own party would join with Democrats in overriding him. |
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