North Carolina Governor Says He’ll Veto Pro-Life Bill Prohibiting Abortion After First Trimester
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Epoch Times ^
| 5/4/23 | Matt McGregor
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, said he will veto a proposed bill that would ban abortions after 12 weeks. According
to House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger, House and Senate Republicans came to a consensus on legislation that would enact the legislation. Currently, state law prohibits abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy with the exceptions of circumstances involving rape, incest, fetal abnormality, or when the life of the mother is at risk. Those exceptions remain in the new legislation, which Cooper has called an attack on women’s freedom to choose. “It will effectively ban access...
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With His First Veto, Biden Puts Woke Capitalism Before American Workers And Retirees
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The Federalist ^
| 03/27/2023 | Helen Raleigh
The Biden administration forced a new ESG rule down Americans’ throats even as a backlash against ESG investments grows.President Joe Biden issued his first veto against a bipartisan bill that sought to protect millions of Americans’ retirement plans from woke investments. His
action shows he prioritizes politics over Americans’ financial security.Early this month, the U.S. House and Senate passed a bipartisan resolution to prevent fiduciaries of retirement plans from subordinating financial returns to woke causes. Biden chose to ignore all the concerns and warnings, including those from his own party. Instead, he used his first veto to preserve a so-called...
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'Absolutely Infuriating': Biden Slammed for Using First Veto to Kill Bipartisan Resolution that would have reversed a final rule that pushes woke ESG standards as a priority over profitability for retirement accounts
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Townhall ^
| 03/20/2023 | Spencer Brown
More than two years into his administration, President Joe Biden used his veto power for the first time on Monday, killing a bipartisan resolution that would have reversed a final rule from the Department of Labor that pushes woke ESG standards as a priority over profitability for Americans' retirement accounts. In
a statement, President Biden sought to justify his veto by claiming that the final rule "allows retirement plan fiduciaries to make fully informed investment decisions" while "ensuring that investment decisions made...maximize financial returns for retirees." "There is extensive evidence showing that environmental, social, and governance factors can have a...
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Biden issues first veto, taking on new Republican House
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Associated Press ^
| March 20, 2023 | Zeke Miller and Seung Min Kim
President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control of the House in January — a move that serves as a prelude to bigger battles with GOP lawmakers on government spending and the
nation’s debt limit. Biden sought to kill a Republican-authored measure that would ban the government from considering environmental impacts or potential lawsuits when making investment decisions for people’s retirement plans. In a video released by the White House, Biden said he vetoed the measure because it “put at...
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Joe Biden Issues First Veto to Reject Bill Reversing ESG Rule
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Breitbart ^
| 03/20/2023 | Jacob Bliss
President Joe Biden issued his first veto on Monday, rejecting a bipartisan bill that would have reversed his Labor Department rule allowing left-wing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies to be considered in retirement investing. “I
just vetoed my first bill,” Biden said in a tweet announcing the move. “This bill would risk your retirement savings by making it illegal to consider risk factors MAGA House Republicans don’t like,” Biden claimed. “Your plan manager should be able to protect your hard-earned savings — whether Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene likes it or not.”
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Biden could issue his first veto as Congress prepares to vote against ESG investment rule
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Fox News ^
| 02/28/2023 | Kelly Laco
President Biden may be close to issuing the first veto of his presidency as Congress is expected to pass a resolution disapproving of a Department of Labor (DOL) rule allowing retirement plan managers to factor environment, social and governance (ESG) into their investment decisions. Lawmakers
have criticized the DOL rule, saying it "politicizes" and "jeopardizes" the retirement savings of more than 152 million Americans. Last month, Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., and Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., introduced the bipartisan disapproval resolution, which has the backing of all GOP senators, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and more than 100 organizations....
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House poised to override Trump veto for first time
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The Hill ^
| 12/28/20 06:00 AM EST | BY REBECCA KHEEL
The House appears poised to override President Trump’s veto of the must-pass annual defense policy bill, a dramatic rebuke of Trump in the final days of his presidency. House
lawmakers will vote Monday on overriding Trump’s rejection of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed both chambers of Congress with more than the two-thirds majority needed to overcome a veto. Some Republicans have said they would sustain Trump’s veto despite supporting the bill earlier this month. Still, dozens would need to flip their vote for the override to fail, and some Democrats who previously voted against...
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Texas becomes first state to reject refugees under new Trump veto
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The Washington Times ^
| Friday, January 10, 2020 | Stephen Dinan
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott became the first in the nation to refuse to host refugees in his state, flexing the new veto the Trump administration created last year to give state and local officials a say in whether they become a destination for the migrants. More
than 40 other governors, both Democrats and Republicans, have said they will accept refugees. But a swath of conservative states from Texas to Florida had held out, ahead of a deadline later this month. Mr. Abbott, a Republican, becomes the first to refuse — a major statement for a state that has accepted more...
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Pelosi Triggered as Trump Issues First Veto Over National Emergency
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NN ^
| 03-16-19 | Jay Greenberg
President Donald Trump signed his first veto Friday as he took action to block moves designed to sabotage his national emergency declaration on border security.As promised, President Trump saved his declaration against a resolution passed by the House and Senate to end the emergency at the US Southern Border.The move against the
emergency was intended to halt construction of the long-promised border wall and twelve Senate Republicans sided with Democrats on the issue.
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Trump's first veto averted as Senate parliamentarian derails Yemen war vote
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Washington Examiner ^
| Feb. 25, 2019
President Trump's threatened first veto has been averted, at least for now, following an unexpected Senate parliamentarian decision derailing legislation to end the U.S. role in Yemen's civil war. The
legislation passed the House this month in a 248-177 vote and was expected to be considered by the Senate this week, before the parliamentarian determined it wasn't actually entitled to an up-or-down vote. The news came as a shock to supporters, who first learned Monday that the bill was deemed "de-privileged," meaning it is not entitled to a guaranteed Senate vote after passing the House.
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This Day in History: George Washington & the first presidential veto
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TaraRoss.com ^
| 4/5/18
On this day in 1792, George Washington issues his first presidential veto. The
subject of vetoes had long been a touchy topic in the American colonies, so his action was a bigger deal than you might imagine. Before the American Revolution, vetoes could be used against the colonial assemblies in one of two ways: The Royal Governor in a state could issue a veto or the King himself could issue a veto. Unfortunately, the Royal Governors often abused their power, and the colonists became quite upset about the issue. At times, they felt that they were being controlled. Things became...
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