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Trump issues first vetoes of his second term
Trump vetoed bills to finish a $1.4 billion Colorado water pipeline serving 50,000 people and to expand land for Florida's Miccosukee Tribe, citing fiscal concerns and immigration policy conflicts.
- Dec. 31, President Donald Trump issued his first vetoes of his second term, rejecting bipartisan bills HR-131 and HR-504, the White House said.
- The White House said the vetoes aimed to prevent taxpayer funding of costly policies, while Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., suggested the move was political retaliation tied to Tina Peters and Jeffrey Epstein files.
- The project would deliver filtered water to 39 communities in Colorado's Eastern Plains and about 50,000 residents, with more than $200 million invested and the CBO estimating costs under $500,000.
- The veto leaves local Colorado communities at risk of stranded investments and unmet water standards, while Congress faces a challenging override requiring two-thirds majorities; Boebert said, `This isn't over.`
- Historically, the Arkansas Valley Conduit dates to the 1960s, with a 2009 law changing funding so locals cover 35%, while costs nearly doubled in recent years.
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Trump vetoes Miccosukee flood protection, citing tribe’s opposition to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Aerial view of Everglades National Park. (Photo via National Park Service)The Miccosukee Tribe’s lawsuit contesting an immigration detention facility in the Everglades cost them federally funded flood protection, at least if President Donald Trump gets his way. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed HR 504, federal legislation intended to provide flood protection to Osceola Camp, a Miccosukee residential area in the Everglades. In his veto le…
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