From 1789 to present day, a total of 2,566 vetoes have occurred. The founding fathers created three branches of government for the separation of powers, placing the President under the Executive Branch Granted by the Constitution, presidents have the power to veto congressional enactments. For the purpose of checks and balances, the final step to passing a law lies in presidential approval, in which the president may sign the bill into law or veto it. The president returns the veto with no signature to Congress. In a pocket veto, Congress meets within ten days after and gains no action from the president regarding the piece of legislation. However, a veto may be overridden by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and the Senate. Longley
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Congress sent Bush a nearly identical bill to a previous one, with minimal compromises made, so he vetoed this one as well. I chose this particular veto because healthcare interests me, particularly the effect of the income gap in healthcare reforms. According to CNN, The bill would have expanded the State Children's Health Insurance Program by approximately $35 billion in five years. Bush opposed the bill because it would encourage families to leave private markets for federally funded, state-run insurance markets. Bush argued that the bill pushed the American healthcare system in the wrong direction. Democrats quickly pointed out that the bill suited objections from the Republicans by tightening restrictions on illegal immigrants receiving funding as well as capping the income level of families receiving support. Congress tried to override the bill with no success, even though it received strong bipartisan support. The failure of the override came down to disagreements between Democrats and Republicans. CNN includes information that House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, stated that Democrats “were more interested in scoring political points with the veto than in reaching a compromise with Republicans.” Democrats advocated for raising the funds of the program, providing funding with an increase in cigarette taxation. The veto was the fourth of Bush’s term, and the most controversial yet, with some stating that he would prefer to let children suffer than raise the cigarette tax. Bush refused to sign before his trip to Lancaster,
Congress sent Bush a nearly identical bill to a previous one, with minimal compromises made, so he vetoed this one as well. I chose this particular veto because healthcare interests me, particularly the effect of the income gap in healthcare reforms. According to CNN, The bill would have expanded the State Children's Health Insurance Program by approximately $35 billion in five years. Bush opposed the bill because it would encourage families to leave private markets for federally funded, state-run insurance markets. Bush argued that the bill pushed the American healthcare system in the wrong direction. Democrats quickly pointed out that the bill suited objections from the Republicans by tightening restrictions on illegal immigrants receiving funding as well as capping the income level of families receiving support. Congress tried to override the bill with no success, even though it received strong bipartisan support. The failure of the override came down to disagreements between Democrats and Republicans. CNN includes information that House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, stated that Democrats “were more interested in scoring political points with the veto than in reaching a compromise with Republicans.” Democrats advocated for raising the funds of the program, providing funding with an increase in cigarette taxation. The veto was the fourth of Bush’s term, and the most controversial yet, with some stating that he would prefer to let children suffer than raise the cigarette tax. Bush refused to sign before his trip to Lancaster,