Bush Veto

The Overturned Medicare Veto: A Good First Step Toward Resolving The Problems Of Privatization

John Geyman | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


John Geyman

Last week's action by Congress to override Bush's veto of the Medicare bill was a landmark step toward reversing the tide of privatization of the program over the last three decades.

Bush Vetoes Bill Stopping Doctors' Medicare Cut

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Congress on Tuesday rejected President Bush's veto of legislation protecting doctors from a 10.6 percent cut in their reimbursement...

McCain: Bush Should Veto Bill Banning Torture

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate John McCain said President Bush should veto a measure that would bar the CIA from using...

White House Opposes Mine Safety Bill

Associated Press | Jesse Holland | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a mine safety bill, saying the new regulations proposed by Democrats would interfere with legislation Pr...

Dem Leaders Pressured To Alter War Strategy

Politico | John Bresnahan and Martin Kady II | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, despite their pledges to continue pushing to end the war in Iraq, face growing press...

Bush Threatens To Veto Bill That Bans Torture

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The House on Thursday approved an intelligence bill that bans the CIA from using waterboarding, mock executions and other harsh interrogation methods....

Sam Stein

Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation req...

Sam Stein

Bush Veto Could Threaten Food Safety For Millions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In the wake of a scathing report detailing the dangerously poor state of the Food and Drug Administration, one lawmaker is calling on President Bush t...

Leading '08 Republicans All Back Bush Veto Of Children's Health Care

New York Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The four leading Republican presidential candidates have aligned themselves with President Bush's veto on Wednesday of an expanded health insurance pr...

Bush Vows To Veto Children's Health Care Bill

Associated Press | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


President Bush again called Democrats "irresponsible" on Saturday for pushing an expansion he opposes to a children's health insurance program. "Demo...