Endocrine Insider
November 21, 2007

On November 13, President Bush vetoed the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education (L-HHS) spending package that he received from Congress. Bush had vowed to veto any domestic spending bill that exceeded his proposed budget, and the L-HHS bill did so by nearly $10 billion.

The House attempted an override on November 15 but fell two votes short of the required 2/3 majority of voting members. The only spending bill to be signed by the president to date—the Defense appropriations bill—contained a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government in operation until December 14. It is unclear what approach Congress will take with L-HHS and the remaining spending measures when it reconvenes after the Thanksgiving recess.