Some Republicans willing to override spending veto

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Some Republicans willing to override spending veto
By Manu Raju
July 26, 2007

Several Senate Republicans said Thursday they would join Democrats to override a White House veto on $38 billion homeland security appropriations legislation, signaling the first major break with President Bush over his vow to reject spending bills that exceed his proposed levels.

The announcement came as a result of the Senate’s overwhelming approval of a $3 billion amendment to beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans see the money as a crucial step towards solving illegal immigration and a way to rally around an issue that has split their caucus and roiled their conservative base.

Several Republican senators said yesterday they would urge Bush to drop his veto threat. If not, they predicted the Senate would have the 67 votes needed to override a veto.

“I think this is an area where the Congress is going to have to lead,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a Bush loyalist, who predicted the bill would pass with a “veto-proof” margin.

“I’m hopeful the administration will understand that this kind of spending is as necessary as spending in Iraq,” a sponsor of the border security amendment, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), said.

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[Maraya1969]

1. They probably realize that terror attacks are more likely as the WH investigations

move forward.