Posted on 06/16/2007 1:03:37 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush warned Congress on Saturday that he will use his veto power to stop runaway government spending.
"The American people do not want to return to the days of tax-and-spend policies," Bush said in his radio address.
The House passed a $37 billion budget for the Homeland Security Department on Friday, but Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto from Bush.
The measure _ one of several annual spending bills that Congress began to consider this week _ exceeds Bush's request for the department by $2.1 billion.
Democrats on Friday defended the extra money in the homeland security bill, noting it contains money to hire 3,000 additional border agents, improve explosive detection at airports and provides money to double the amount of cargo screened on passenger aircraft.
The administration, hoping to appease Republicans who demand fiscal restraint, has pledged to keep overall spending to the level in Bush's proposed budget in February.
The president has had uneven success.
Most recently, Democrats added $17 billion to an Iraq war funding bill, money not sought by Bush. All told, Democrats plan spending increases for annual agency budgets of about $23 billion above the White House budget request.
House GOP conservatives have pledged to come up with the votes needed to uphold any Bush vetoes.
"I am not alone in my opposition," Bush said, stressing that 147 Republicans in the House have pledged to stand with him. "These 147 members are more than the one-third needed to sustain my veto of any bills that spend too much."
The president, though, has backed away from his veto threat of the politically sensitive bill to fund veterans' programs. It exceeds Bush's request by $4 billion, or 7 percent....
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*Yawn*
I really can't wait till this fool is out of office.
I'm done with him.
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Geez, man! Where da hell has this little revelation been for six freakin’ years?
Cue half-hour sitcom laugh track.
Bush has lost it. Now he wants to veto himself...which is not a bad idea. Especially when it comes to our borders and amnesty.
He can start with revoking that 30 BILLION dollars we are flushing down that toilet of a continent africa, and stop with all the foreign aid.
I guess it’s not surprising.
He doesn’t have a problem with GOP spending, it’s Democratic spending that’s an issue.
Shrug.
I hate to say it ,but much of the Homeland security money was wasted. They passed it out like they had a printing press in the basement. Hey : I guess they do dont they?
Did anyone ever find out what New Orleans did with their share they got before Katrina??? Obviously they didnt stock the shelters.
Give him some credit, at least he is threatening to veto.
Granted it could be better, however it could be much worse also.
You're right. Hastert and Lott could still be in charge.
Then we'd really be f*****.
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We could guarantee a stifling of Hastert, Lott, and GWB by promoting and supporting Hillary in '08 and THEN who would you kick around?
Be careful, Vince Foster made a mistake once.
Yeah right, how about he start with the 2.5 trillion dollar immigration bill ?He talks out of both sides of his mouth (to put it politely)
Looks like he's preparing himself for a life on the road in the comedy club circuit.
And he needs better writers.
There fixed it...
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