A few more days added...sad that this bill did carry a veto...BD
The House on Wednesday won a procedural vote that allowed them to postpone until Oct. 18 a vote to override a veto of legislation that would reauthorize and expand SCHIP, CQ Today reports. President Bush vetoed the bill on Wednesday. According to CQ Today, the delay is intended to give Democrats and bill supporters time to "make a 'no' vote as politically unpalatable as possible for Republicans" (Wayne, CQ Today, 10/3).
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that the two-week delay will allow time for Democrats and outside groups to pressure Republicans that voted against the bill (Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/4). However, Republican House leaders said they are confident they will be able to sustain the veto (Lueck, Wall Street Journal, 10/4).
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