US EditionTrump issues first vetoes of his second term
President Trump vetoed two bipartisan bills, including a $1.4 billion water pipeline for 39 southeastern Colorado communities and a land expansion for the Miccosukee Tribe, citing taxpayer protection.
- Dec. 31, President Donald Trump issued his first vetoes of his second term, rejecting bipartisan bills HR-131 and HR-504, the White House said.
- The White House said the vetoes aimed to prevent taxpayer funding of costly policies, while Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., suggested the move was political retaliation tied to Tina Peters and Jeffrey Epstein files.
- The project would deliver filtered water to 39 communities in Colorado's Eastern Plains and about 50,000 residents, with more than $200 million invested and the CBO estimating costs under $500,000.
- The veto leaves local Colorado communities at risk of stranded investments and unmet water standards, while Congress faces a challenging override requiring two-thirds majorities; Boebert said, `This isn't over.`
- Historically, the Arkansas Valley Conduit dates to the 1960s, with a 2009 law changing funding so locals cover 35%, while costs nearly doubled in recent years.
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Super Trumper Lauren Boebert goes scorched earth on president for putting kibosh on her bill * WorldNetDaily * by Adam Pack, Daily Caller News Foundation
'Nothing says America First like denying clean water to 50,000 people, many of whom enthusiastically voted for him in all three elections'
Lauren Boebert rips Trump for using first veto of second term on her bipartisan water bill: ‘This is not over’
Colorado MAGA Rep. Lauren Boebert has taken a rare swipe at President Trump for using the first veto of his second term to reject a unanimously approved bill she co-sponsored to bring more water to rural communities in her home state.
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Donald Trump vetoed them
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president’s positions on other issues. Trump vetoed drinking water pipeline legislation from Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, a longtime ally who broke with the president in November to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey E…
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