House Passes Highway Bill Over Veto Threat


WASHINGTON - The House overwhelmingly passed a $275 billion highway and transit bill Friday, testing the resolve of President Bush (news - web sites) to hold the line on spending against the desires of lawmakers to bring home new jobs and projects before the election.



Supporters expect the legislation would created hundreds of thousands of construction jobs, but White House officials consider it fiscally irresponsible and have said they will advise Bush to veto it.

The 357-65 vote sent the election-year jobs-and-concrete bill to negotiations with the Senate, which in February approved a $318 billion package, also by more than the two-thirds margin needed to override a presidential veto.

In approving the popular measure, lawmakers from both parties showed impatience at spending restraints that the administration wanted to impose.

One of the biggest problems with politicians is the unending desire to spend our money in retrun for votes. They all talk about a balanced budget, but they keep voting for these huge projects.

Anyone who thinks this is soley a democrat problem should take a look at the current and projected deficits. I agree with thre Regan republicans who wanted a balanced budget.

Problem is, Clinton was the only modern president to give us one. Now the republicans tell us it's not all that important!!!

So Bush wants to veto it and miss an opportunity to put Americans to work, yet the Republican controlled House wants to throw fiscal restraint to the wind and keep spending money?

What the heck is going on up there in GOP land? Implosion?

Bush just wants to outsource every thing overseas. If you doubt it just look at what he is outsourcing and the Unions are getting upset about. You can see it on TV all of the time.