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.
- 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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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'
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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The Cañon City Daily RecordTrump vetoes bill to fund pipeline to bring clean water to southeast Colorado
President Donald Trump killed a rural water bill Tuesday night that would have funded a pipeline to bring clean water to 50,000 residents in southeast Colorado.
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