Pelosi says Dems can sustain Obama vetoes

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By ALAN FRAM

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have enough votes to sustain all three of the early vetoes President Barack Obama has threatened against priority bills in the new Republican-controlled Congress, party leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday as divided government headed for the first political showdown of a new year.

Pelosi, D-California, made her comments as a Senate committee cleared legislation to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and Republicans urged the president to reconsider his threat to veto the measure.

"Unfortunately, the president's been taking steps toward more confrontation, rather than bipartisan cooperation on jobs," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

The Keystone legislation is one of three the White House has said that Obama will reject.

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President Barack Obama speaks at Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Wayne, Mich., about the resurgent American automotive and manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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[lark]

1. Hang strong, Obama.

DO NOT even think of bipartisanship on these critical issues. Stand for the things that will make America great, not degrade us environmentally (Keystone X and fracking) or morally by reducing SS for disabled people. Make us, the base of your party and presidency, proud!!

[Andy823]

2. From the article

"A second, to roll back some of the regulations imposed on the financial industry in the wake of the 2008 economic crash, fell short of passage in the House on Wednesday but is expected to clear on a revote next week.

A third, to make a change in the health care law, was lined up for House approval later in the day.
At a news conference, Pelosi said, "We will sustain the president's veto on that," a forecast she also extended to the pipeline and financial industry measures.

A two-thirds vote is required in both houses for Congress to enact legislation over a presidential veto.
Larger struggles are ahead, including a Republican attempt to force Obama to roll back changes in immigration policy that will shield many immigrants from deportation even if they are in the country illegally.
Republicans have said they will try and use funding legislation required by late February for the Department of Homeland Security as leverage in that struggle. They said they would go ahead with that plan despite the Paris terrorist attack on a magazine office on Wednesday that left 12 dead.
"I don't believe that the funding of the department is in fact at risk. What is at risk is the rule of law and the sanctity of America's Constitution," Boehner said."

So once again republicans will do their best to screw the people of this country, and the president will do his best to stop them. As for the republican plan to use funding legislation to stop the immigration bill, despite the new terrorist attacks in Paris, simply proves they don't give a damn about anything but trying to stop what the president wants to do.

[Fred Sanders]

3. All for 2000 construction jobs for 2 years and 35 permanent jobs...wake up America, the whole

system outside the WH lawn boundries, and a few systems inside, is lying to you for self serving reasons.

Present company exempted, of course.

[djean111]

4. This is great. I have a sinking feeling, though, that we are going to be told that

we have to accept, nay, cheer! the Fast Track for the TPP in exchange for this.
Nope.

[freshwest]

5. Wow, that picture! Came back from Hawaii ready to kick ass and name names!

Thanks, Steve. Of course, that speech won't be on M$M...

[Gothmog]

6. Good

There needs to be some good sustained vetoes to make the GOP negotiate in good faith

[calimary]

7. They Damn Well BETTER.

Let's see some BACKBONE, Nancy.

[elias49]

8. It galls me that Boehner wants 'bipartisan consideration'

after 6 years of partisanship. F*** him.

Eat your vetoes. Breakfast is the most important meal...