Congress overrides Bush veto on Medicare bill
Reuters
07/15/08
The U.S. Congress voted on Tuesday to override President George W. Bush’s veto of a bill to keep government payments from being slashed for doctors who treat the elderly under the popular Medicare health program. … the Senate overturned the president’s veto by a vote of 70-26. … the House of Representatives also had voted to enact the legislation over the president’s objections...
http://tinyurl.com/5mzsfq
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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On Medicare, Congress Hands Bush Third Override of Presidency
Drew Armstrong reports for Congressional Quarterly: "Congress sent President Bush one of the strongest rebukes of his administration Tuesday, overturning his veto of a Medicare bill by a substantial margin in both chambers. The override marked a victory in a long ideological battle between Bush and congressional Democrats, largely over private Medicare plans known as Medicare Advantage. The legislation cuts those plans substantially."
http://www.truthout.org/article/on-medicare-congress-hands-bush-third-override-presidency
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=medicare
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=veto
07/15/08
The U.S. Congress voted on Tuesday to override President George W. Bush’s veto of a bill to keep government payments from being slashed for doctors who treat the elderly under the popular Medicare health program. … the Senate overturned the president’s veto by a vote of 70-26. … the House of Representatives also had voted to enact the legislation over the president’s objections...
http://tinyurl.com/5mzsfq
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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On Medicare, Congress Hands Bush Third Override of Presidency
Drew Armstrong reports for Congressional Quarterly: "Congress sent President Bush one of the strongest rebukes of his administration Tuesday, overturning his veto of a Medicare bill by a substantial margin in both chambers. The override marked a victory in a long ideological battle between Bush and congressional Democrats, largely over private Medicare plans known as Medicare Advantage. The legislation cuts those plans substantially."
http://www.truthout.org/article/on-medicare-congress-hands-bush-third-override-presidency
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=medicare
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=veto
rudkla - 16. Jul, 10:08
