WASHINGTON The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override President Bush’s veto of the $307 billion farm bill, just the second override in his presidency. The 316-to-108 House vote was far over the two-thirds needed to overcome a...

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Leave a comment. | Share | Small | Large UPDATE WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress enacted a massive election-year farm bill Thursday over President Bush's veto, sending new and bigger subsidies for farmers and more food...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress completed an override of President George W. Bush's veto of the $289 billion farm bill on Thursday, enacting it as law except for its trade section, which was deleted by a clerical...
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VMVZ News: Congress enacted a massive farm bill, H.R. 2419, Thursday with new and bigger subsidies for farmers, plus more food stamps for the poor. But first Democrats had to eat a little crow that dimmed the election-year victory of...
This FoxNews story is hilarious. Congressional Democrats were hoping to head into the long weekend with a veto override — of the massively wasteful farm bill — under their belts, but a printing error on the version of the bill sent to the White...