| Congressional Blunder May Nullify Override of Farm Bill Veto |
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| Written by Lady Anker | |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | |
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Shortly after President Bush vetoed the farm bill sent to him by Congress, the House overwhelmingly voted to override the veto. The Senate was expected to second the override which would nullify the President's veto. However, before that could happen, a stunning discovery was made. The congress omitted 34 pages from the bill that was sent to the President which means that the bill Bush vetoed was not the same one that the Congress had passed. The mistake has left lawmakers scrambling to correct the situation. The Congress will likely have to vote again on the bill and resend it to the President. The current farm bill is set to expire Friday which is probably not enough time to pass a "new" one. Scott Stanzel, a spokesman for the White House, took the opportunity to poke fun at Congress stating there was no precedent for "a congressional blunder of this magnitude" and that they should now have time to correct the "bloated" bill. Full Story Spread The News!           Trackback(0)
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