US EditionFirst vetoes of Trump's term survive override vote in Congress
House Republicans blocked override attempts on bipartisan bills to fund a Colorado water pipeline serving 50,000 people and expand Florida tribal land, citing fiscal concerns.
- On Thursday, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives declined to override two President Donald Trump vetoes, with the conduit override vote 248 in favor and 177 opposed, falling short of the two-thirds requirement.
- President Donald Trump vetoed the bills, citing fiscal concerns and taxpayer costs, and the decision coincided with intensifying reprisals tied to Colorado's refusal to free Tina Peters; supporters noted the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act had passed Congress unanimously last year.
- The Arkansas Valley Conduit, first approved in 1962, aims to serve communities with groundwater salinity or radionuclide contamination, with the CBO estimating the federal cost increase under $500,000.
- Thirty-Five Republicans joined all House Democrats in supporting the override, but it fell short, and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., wrote `This isn't over.`
- Thursday's votes were described as the first step toward further override efforts, with Speaker Mike Johnson saying leadership was not `whipping` members, while advocates warned rural Colorado counties face delayed water projects.
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