Last night, the House of Representatives failed by only two votes to override President Bush's veto of the Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, that included funding for the Social Security Administration. Here is a report from the Washington Post.
The next step is what is known as an "omnibus" bill. From The Hill:
After struggling for months, Democrats say they are close to finalizing their strategy to send 11 of 12 remaining annual appropriations bills in one omnibus package to President Bush’s desk. Their strategy has been complicated by Bush’s threats to veto most of the spending bills because they exceed his request. ...
The White House on Thursday slammed the Democrats’ plans, signaling that it will not accept an omnibus bill $11 billion above Bush’s request.
Will this omnibus bill attract enough Republican votes to override the President's veto? How much money will be in the omnibus for Social Security? What happens if Congress cannot override the President' veto of the omnibus bill?
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