Bush Veto
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- Obama Signs SCHIP Bill for Children's Health; The Same One Bush Vetoed TwiceBarack Obama has now signed the long-awaited SCHIP bill to approve health care funding of an additional 4 million children. This apparently is the bill that Bush vetoed twice, at least according to the report.
OEA Asks Congress to Override Bush's Veto on Education BillThe Ohio Educational Association (OEA) is calling upon Congress to override Bush's veto of a $4.5 billion educational bill. If put into effect, this veto will eliminate 49 educational programs, as well as drain others of most of their funding.- Bush Vetoes Water Resources Development ActPresident Bush vetoed the 2007 Water Resources Development Act. The bill, H.R. 1495, passed both chambers of Congress bu large enough margins to override the veto. A new vote will take place next week.
- Guns Vs. Butter: Iraq War, or Kids' Med Coverage?The United States is spending $110,000,000,000 per year for the Iraq War, but apparently $6,000,000,000 per year for children's health care is too much.
Bush's Veto of Funding for Children's Health Insurance Disappoints MayorsAccording to PRNewswire, President Bush has vetoed a bill for $35 million in funding that would have gone toward SCHIP, a children's health insurance program geared toward low to moderate-income families. This veto has left mayors greatly disappointed.
President Bush Vetoes Bill with Timetable of Withdrawal from IraqBush vetoed a war-funding bill that would also call for the withdrawal of American troops.
President Bush Vetoes Supplemental Spending, Will of the American PeoplePresident Bush vetoed a supplemental war-spending bill Tuesday night, calling for a bill without "rigid, artificial timelines." By doing so, the President defies the will of the majority of Americans.- President Bush Vetoes Troop Funding BillAfter President Bush kept to his word and vetoed the Congress's military spending bill which attached firm deadlines for troop withdrawal, Democrats reacted by saying it is Bush who doesn't support the troops.
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Bush Again Shows His True Colors, Vetoes Health Care for KidsWith little fanfare, President Bush today vetoed a bill that would expand medical coverage for children. Yes, this is the same man who gave billions to the super rich.