US EditionTrump issues first vetoes of his second term
Trump vetoed bipartisan bills funding a $1.4 billion Colorado water pipeline serving 50,000 residents and expanding Miccosukee Tribe land, citing taxpayer protection and policy objections.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump vetoed two bipartisan bills, the first vetoes of his second term, after both passed Congress by voice vote or unanimous consent, the White House said Tuesday night.
- In veto messages to Congress, President Donald Trump returned H.R. 131 `without my approval,` arguing it burdens federal taxpayers and wrote, `My Administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable policies...`
- Construction began in 2023 and the conduit would deliver water to 39 communities and about 50,000 residents, with more than $249 million already spent toward total projected costs of $1.3 billion.
- The move immediately halts work on the conduit, leaving its future uncertain and risking delayed water-standard compliance, while Congress faces a two-thirds override requirement but legislative leaders have not scheduled votes.
- Observers noted the rarity of vetoing unanimous bills, while Sen. Michael Bennet called it a `revenge tour` and Sen. John Hickenlooper accused Trump of `playing partisan games` linked to Tina Peters' imprisonment.
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Trump's Colorado veto draws Boebert's ire
President Trump issued two vetoes this week, the first of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan bills and drawing pushback from Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). Trump vetoed legislation that aimed to complete a project that would deliver water to southeastern Colorado and another that would give the Miccosukee tribe the authority to manage part of the Florida Everglades. Boebert [...]
Trump Issues First Vetoes of 2nd Presidential Term; Times Square Prepares for Special 2026 Ball Drop
President Donald Trump has issued the first presidential vetoes of his second term, overriding two bills that had won unanimous approval in Congress. One of them is the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act, intended to help fund a major water drinking project for Colorado. In his letter to Congress on the veto, Trump said he blocked the measure to prevent “American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable policies.” Revelers are g…
Lauren Boebert Goes Scorched Earth over Trump's Veto of her Water Project Bill
So Lauren Boebert, together with her Colorado congressional colleague Jeff Hurd and the support of both Colorado Senators, managed to get a non-controversial and bipartisan water project bill for her rural constituents in southeast Colorado unanimously...
US President Donald Trump vetoed two bills, for the first time in his second term, rejecting the construction of a drinking water pipeline and the extension of an Aboriginal reserve.
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