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House Overrides Bush Veto of $300B Farm Bill
FoxNews ^ | 21 May 2008 | AP

Posted on 05/21/2008 3:57:02 PM PDT by batter

WASHINGTON — The House quickly rejected George W. Bush's veto Wednesday of a $290 billion farm bill and the Senate was poised to follow suit, a stark rebuke of a president overridden only once in his two terms.

Only hours before the House's 316-108 vote, Bush had vetoed the five-year measure, saying it was too expensive and gave too much money to wealthy farmers when farm incomes are high.

The legislation includes election-year subsidies for farmers and food stamps for the poor — spending that lawmakers could promote when they are back in their districts over the Memorial Day weekend.

The Senate could turn to the bill as soon as Wednesday night; there were expected to be enough votes to overturn the veto.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 110th; agriculture; farmbill; federalspending; override; pork; veto
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To: Don Corleone

Don,, You Be RRRRRight!


21 posted on 05/21/2008 4:53:25 PM PDT by acapesket
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To: batter
Every single RINO who voted for monstrosity deserves to be thrown out. If I were living in a district with a GOP congressman (I don't) who voted for it, I would vote for whoever was running against him, even it if were the worst kind of RAT.

We need to send a message to the party that this kind of legislation, which is nothing more than plunder of the taxpayer, will not be tolerated.

22 posted on 05/21/2008 5:09:00 PM PDT by curiosity
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To: batter
Every single RINO who voted for this monstrosity deserves to be thrown out. If I were living in a district with a GOP congressman (I don't) who voted for it, I would vote for whoever was running against him, even it if were the worst kind of RAT.

We need to send a message to the party that this kind of legislation, which is nothing more than plunder of the taxpayer, will not be tolerated.

23 posted on 05/21/2008 5:09:13 PM PDT by curiosity
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To: dynachrome

so the ethanol is still there. Great. Just great


24 posted on 05/21/2008 5:09:21 PM PDT by old-and-old
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To: sphinx
However, people should bear in mind that 70% of the money in the bill goes to nutrition programs, not agriculture. Don’t blame the price tag all on the farmers.

Thanks for that. I really don't know much about this bill but now I see. Welfare raise attached to a farm welfare bill. Well most of the farmers I have known work their A$$es off. So I don't begrudge them all that much.

25 posted on 05/21/2008 5:16:05 PM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: batter
Mix-up puts House farm bill veto override in doubt
26 posted on 05/21/2008 6:24:12 PM PDT by SmithL (Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
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To: batter

Republicans apparently like being in the minority and even want a much smaller majority. Idiots.


27 posted on 05/21/2008 6:30:50 PM PDT by Mogollon (Vote straight GOP for congress....our only protection against Obama-Clinton, or McCain.)
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To: SmithL

LOL! I just read that. As others on the post put it: Ha Ha!


28 posted on 05/21/2008 7:37:23 PM PDT by batter (The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: sphinx

And another 20% goes to CRP and conservation programs,
you know the greenie crap. \Along with 70% food stamps
that is 90% farms don’t get as most of conservation related
stuff like CRP goes to those who don’t farm anymore.
And the so-called increase in sudsidies is just raising
support levels if prices crash, as the prices now
are above support levels.Ed


29 posted on 05/21/2008 7:53:59 PM PDT by hubel458
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To: batter

RINO’s and Rats working together to pass the pork bill.


30 posted on 05/22/2008 6:04:54 AM PDT by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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