Assertive Hill Tests Bush Veto

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The Hill via US Newswire

Congress has taken steps to pass several measures the White House strongly opposes, charting a collision course that could lead President Bush to use his veto powers for the first time.

While Republican leaders say they are not challenging the White House, some Republicans and many Democrats believe pre-election politics and perceptions that Bush is vulnerable have stirred a new assertive mood on Capitol Hill.

Last Wednesday, both chambers defied White House veto warnings. A solid majority in the Senate adopted a measure to prevent the administration changing overtime pay regulations. And hours later, the House passed an amendment to the transportation appropriations bill that would lift travel restrictions to Cuba.

Today, the Senate plans to attempt for only the second time in its history to repeal a regulation using the Congressional Review Act. Despite another White House veto threat, it is expected enact a resolution to repeal new Federal Communications Commission regulations that loosen media ownership rules. ---

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