The House has voted to override the veto by President Bush. The veto rejected a popular water projects bill.
The U.S> House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to override the veto by Bush. This brings the bill closer than ever before to being put into legislation by Congress.
The vote came in at 361-54 in favor of the override of the president’s veto. The water projects bill in question would authorize $23 billion for 900 water projects across the United States. The argument from Bush is that it does not fit under his budget an is not a necessary bill.
The Senate is now expected to take to the popular water bill on Wednesday. If Senate overrides the veto of Bush, it will be the first time in history Congress has gained enough voted to actually override the veto of the president.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland stated “The president chose to stand in the way of this bipartisan legislation, this overwhelming bipartisan legislation, in an attempt to claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility. This is the wrong bill to have done so.”
The water projects bill is so popular between Republicans and Democrats that it will be no surprise if the veto is over-ridden.
The Senate passed the bill 81-12 back in September. The House approved it 381-40 in August.
Both got the majority needed to override a presidential veto.