Water Resources Development Act Passes Over Bush’s Veto
Yesterday the Senate joined the House in an overwhelming majority to override the Bush veto of the The Water Resources Development Act [H.R.1495.RH]. The act will now authorize $23 billion in new water projects. authorizing projects to rebuild the Gulf Coast after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, restore the Everglades and Great Lakes fisheries and build flood-control projects nationwide.
Bush is truly a work of art. One of the reasons he cited for his veto despite its overwhelming bipartisan support, calling it too costly and complaining that the 900 projects it authorized would overtax the Army Corps of Engineers.
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