mnealtx 0 #1 June 16, 2007 From CNN: QuoteBush warns he'll use veto power to rein in spending POSTED: 11:42 a.m. EDT, June 16, 2007 Story Highlights • President Bush: U.S. doesn't want to return to "days of tax-and-spend policies" • House OKs $37 billion homeland security budget, exceeding president's request • Administration is hoping to appease Republicans who demand fiscal restraint • House GOP conservatives pledge to get votes needed to uphold any Bush vetoes CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush warned Congress on Saturday that he will use his veto power to stop runaway government spending. "The American people do not want to return to the days of tax-and-spend policies," Bush said in his radio address. The House of Representatives on Friday passed a $37 billion budget for the Department of Homeland Security, but Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto from Bush. The measure -- one of several annual spending bills that Congress began to consider this week -- exceeds Bush's request for the department by $2.1 billion. The administration, hoping to appease Republicans who demand fiscal restraint, has pledged to keep overall spending to the level in Bush's proposed budget in February. The president has had uneven success. It's not like he (or the Repubs) have done anything YET to keep spending down... I'll cross my fingers but I'm damn sure not holding my breath!!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #2 June 16, 2007 QuoteFrom CNN: QuoteBush warns he'll use veto power to rein in spending POSTED: 11:42 a.m. EDT, June 16, 2007 Story Highlights • President Bush: U.S. doesn't want to return to "days of tax-and-spend policies" • House OKs $37 billion homeland security budget, exceeding president's request • Administration is hoping to appease Republicans who demand fiscal restraint • House GOP conservatives pledge to get votes needed to uphold any Bush vetoes CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush warned Congress on Saturday that he will use his veto power to stop runaway government spending. "The American people do not want to return to the days of tax-and-spend policies," Bush said in his radio address. The House of Representatives on Friday passed a $37 billion budget for the Department of Homeland Security, but Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto from Bush. The measure -- one of several annual spending bills that Congress began to consider this week -- exceeds Bush's request for the department by $2.1 billion. The administration, hoping to appease Republicans who demand fiscal restraint, has pledged to keep overall spending to the level in Bush's proposed budget in February. The president has had uneven success. It's not like he (or the Repubs) have done anything YET to keep spending down... I'll cross my fingers but I'm damn sure not holding my breath!!!Liar liar, pants on fire.http://www.crooksandliars.com/I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 June 16, 2007 Dude...spare me the left-wing hyperbole sites, ok? I admit in my post that the 'pubs are just as bad as the dems on spending... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
