Veto clash likely on budget bills
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Democrats are pressing ahead with long-sought budget hikes for domestic programs but are running into veto threats from President Bush, who's trying to regain his footing on spending.
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A bill backed by President Bush to overhaul American spy agencies faced an uncertain future on Sunday and a top Democrat said the Republican-led Congress should not adjourn for the year until it passes.
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Lawmakers and White House budget bargainers whittled their differences to a handful, fueling hopes Congress can speed an overdue $388 billion bill to President Bush that finances most federal agencies.
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The House of  Representatives is set  for a vote which could override a presidential veto on a child health bill.
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By MATTHEW DALY  WASHINGTON - An Oregon senator is threatening to filibuster a must-pass spending bill if Congress does not extend payments to rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Parliament was set to vote on pair of thorny government expenses late Thursday: the scandal-plagued gun registry and the Governor General's budget.
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The support from the pair means that it will be up to the Legislature to decide whether to block proposed changes.
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President Bush plans to veto a defense spending bill that Congress passed this month, the White House said Friday.
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The Republican election victory and the sheer weight of record deficits are shaping a pair of mammoth budget bills that the GOP is trying to shove through Congress during its lame-duck session.
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Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
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President Bush warned again that he would veto a childrenâs insurance bill if it emerged from Congress in its present form.
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A bill filled with money for job training, health and education faces a veto from President Bush, who complains that Democratic add-ons have made it too expensive.
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A bill backed by President Bush to  overhaul American spy agencies faced an uncertain future on  Sunday and a top Democrat said the Republican-led Congress  should not adjourn for the year until it passes.
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CRAWFORD, Tex., June 16 -- Even while trying to reach out to Democrats to fashion a new immigration  bill, President Bush lashed out at the opposition party Saturday for its budget policies and served notice once again that he plans to veto bills with "excessive spending."
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Democrats and Republicans clashed over deficits and tax cuts Thursday as Congress moved toward sending President Bush an $800 billion boost in the government&#39;s debt limit.
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A veto threat by President  George W. Bush over a measure to expand a government health  program for children triggered outrage on Wednesday from  congressional Democrats and advocacy groups.
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The Democratic-controlled Senate Thursday began debating a huge spending bill covering about one-sixth of the federal budget as the final step in completing the unfinished budget business inherited from Republicans.