Bush Veto

Source: www.wired.com --- 11 days ago
The Bush administration opposes legislation the House sent him on Sunday creating a copyright czar to police the nation's intellectual property rights. The White House has written lawmakers that the position, which is similar to the nation's drug czar, "constitutes a legislative intrusion into the internal structure and composition of the president's administration." A possible Veto looms. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 35 days ago
In early July, the Senate approved a House-approved bill (HR 6331) that would delay a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician payments and provide a 1.1 percent Medicare payment increase next year, despite a presidential Veto threat. ...

Source: government.zdnet.com --- 11 days ago
After a warning from the Justice Dept. that a pro-Hollywood bill is unconstitutional, senators dropped a controversial provision to turn the Justice Dept. into a publicly funded enforcement arm for the RIAA and MPAA. But the bill still orders the White House to create a position to coordinate IP prosecutions across agencies. That, the White House says, is a violation of church and state. Now that Congress has passed the bill, will the President Veto? We can only hope. ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 11 days ago
NASA's backers in Congress have apparently neutralized President Bush's threat to Veto a 15 percent budget increase for the space agency by tacking the measure onto a $630 billion spending measure. ...

Source: thinkprogress.org --- 25 days ago
Yesterday on CNN, host John King asked White House Press Secretary Dana Perino about “charges of sexism in the media.” “Tell me what it is like. And do you agree with those charges?” King asked. Perino responded by saying how “fortunate” she is to be able to work for President Bush — “the first gender [...] ...

Source: www.ajc.com --- 36 days ago
With cries of “Drill, baby, drill” still echoing through the convention hall in St. Paul, don’t think for a moment that Republicans will stop hammering Democrats on the issue of off-shore searches for oil. In fact, Investor’s Business Daily is... ...

Source: thinkprogress.org --- 8 days ago
Last night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) voted in favor of the $700 billion financial bailout bill, saying we “square in the greatest financial crisis of our lifetimes” and that he was “pleased” to be voting for the bill. McCain also told NPR he was “guardedly optimistic” the House would support the new version, which was [...] ...

Source: blogs.barrons.com --- 14 days ago
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Source: www.zeropaid.com --- 9 days ago
Concerned about separation of powers and "legislative intrusion into the internal structure and composition of the President's Administration." Over the weekend Congress passed the controversial Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, or PRO-IP Act, which was formally known as the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act. If you recall, the legislation had originally contained a provision allowing the Dept of Justice to sue file-sharers in civil as well as criminal court. It was a job the DoJ did not want. "We strongly oppose Title I of the bill, which not only authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil remedies for copyright infringement, but to secure 'restitution' damages and remit them to the private owners of infringed copyrights,"wrote the DoJ to the Senate Judiciary Committee. ...

Source: buzzflash.net --- 33 days ago
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, told CNN Wednesday he agrees with President Bush's Veto of legislation expanding a children's health insurance program, saying the bill provided a "phony smoke and mirrors way of paying for it." Sen. John McCain says the president was right to Veto the expansion of a children's health insurance program. "Right call by the president," the Republican White House hopeful told CNN's John King. "We've laid a debt on these same children ... that we're saying we're going to give health insurance to." Note: Well, McSame I have only one response. Since this is a State healthcare insurance and not a federal one, then let the States worry about their own funding. Not the Feds. I certainly wouldn't mind paying taxes for something of real benefit to our children.   ...

Source: digg.com --- 11 days ago
Over the weekend, under the deceptive banner of "intellectual property", the RIAA Enforcement Bill passed with several unacceptable provisions. We have one more chance to stop this bill from becoming law. Bush has yet to sign it. Given the fact that the DoJ publicly objected to it earlier, Bush may Veto it. But we can't count on that - Take action! ...

Source: ace.mu.nu --- 23 days ago
So far, Republicans have managed not to cave on offshore drilling (though ANWR seems to be out of the question). House Democrats passed a bill which would allow energy exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf, but sharply limited drilling closer... ...

Source: www.wausaudailyherald.com --- 14 days ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. The House today passed a plan by U.S. Rep. Dave Obey to pump $61 billion in government spending into the economy through public works projects, help for the jobless and money for states struggling with their Medicaid bills. ...

Source: www.defectivebydesign.org --- 8 days ago
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Last_Chance_Tell_Bush_to_veto_the_RIAA_MPAA_Enforcement_Bil'; Over the weekend, Congress in a shameful act of service to the campaign contributions of the entertainment industry passed "PRO-IP" legislation that requires our government to work directly on the industry's behalf against the public interest. Under the deceptive banner of "intellectual property" , the bill as passed has several unacceptable provisions . Besides over $23 million in congressional campaign contributions , the industry used scare tactics to get it passed, trying to draw a connection between copyright infringement and...terrorism. The bill expresses the "Sense of Congress" as agreeing that "terrorists and organized crime utilize piracy, counterfeiting, and infringement to fund some of their activities;" and that stopping copyright infringement should be among the highest priorities of government. This attitude sets us up for a future world of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) and large-scale seizure of computer equipment the industry accuses of being involved in filesharing. We have one more chance to stop this bill from becoming law. Bush has yet to sign it. Given the fact that his Department of Justice publicly objected to it earlier, Bush may Veto it. But we can't count on that -- your calls and e-mails to the White House could make the difference. Take Action Help get the word out so more people know that now is a c ...

Source: cod4boards.com --- 7 days ago
Morning Joe, 10/2/08 More... (http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/McCain_wants_Bush_to_VETO_bailout_he_just_voted_for) ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 18 hours ago
Once again President Bush has shown his contempt for working class Americans by stating he would Veto a stimulus package proposal introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to help struggling Americans. That is interesting being that the President rushed to assist big business. This was no surprise, but here is the skinny on how we are being robbed by our own government. Bear Stearns---$30 billion Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae---$200 billion AIG----$122 billion Wall Street-----------------$800 billion The working and middle income Americans; well, we get the bill. ...

Source: forums.hannity.com --- 17 days ago
If the MOAB bill due on the President's desk is all tarted up by the Dems. might Bush consider using the Veto stamp? http://tinyurl.com/4yrokt ...

Source: www.iraq.newsladder.net --- 22 days ago
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Source: www.pww.org --- 30 days ago
Children’s advocates stood vigil outside Republican lawmakers’ district offices across the nation Oct. 4 to demand that they override President Bush’s Veto of a $35 billion increase in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). ...

Source: blog.washingtonpost.com --- 2 days ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said today that taxpayers need a second economic stimulus plan, this one to the tune of $150 billion. The House passed a $61 billion kick-start plan last month but a similar proposal stalled in the Senate. President Bush has promised to Veto such a measure. -- Frank Ahrens ...