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... veto the bill , which is more likely to occur when the president is of a differ- ent party from the majority in Congress . In the 103rd Congress , Presi- dent Clinton became the first president in 140 years not to veto a single bill ...
... veto the bill , which is more likely to occur when the president is of a differ- ent party from the majority in Congress . In the 103rd Congress , Presi- dent Clinton became the first president in 140 years not to veto a single bill ...
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... veto of a dis- approving resolution . Congressional review differs from another form of legislative over- sight called the legislative veto , a procedure by which one or both houses of Congress can disallow an act of an executive agency ...
... veto of a dis- approving resolution . Congressional review differs from another form of legislative over- sight called the legislative veto , a procedure by which one or both houses of Congress can disallow an act of an executive agency ...
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... veto by a two - thirds vote in each house . The veto is a powerful pol- icy tool because Congress cannot usually muster enough votes to override a veto . Thus , in over 200 years , there have been approximately 2,500 presidential vetoes ...
... veto by a two - thirds vote in each house . The veto is a powerful pol- icy tool because Congress cannot usually muster enough votes to override a veto . Thus , in over 200 years , there have been approximately 2,500 presidential vetoes ...
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