Article: Reagan vetoes energy-efficiency bill

Article: REAGAN VETOES CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
Post-Tribune (IN);  March 17, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... Committee, called the veto "a kick in the teeth of civil rights. It is the most regrettable and least justifiable of all the Reagan vetoes." The bill the president vetoed was designed to undo the effects of a 1984 Supreme Court ruling that, in cutting off federal ...

Article: REAGAN VETOES RIGHTS BILL, PROPOSES ALTERNATIVE; ...
The Boston Globe;  March 17, 1988 ;     606 words ... ... the veto "a kick in the teeth of civil rights." He said, "It is the most regrettable and least justifiable of all the Reagan vetoes." The bill the president vetoed, the Civil Rights Restoration Act, was designed to undo the provisions of a 1984 Supreme ...

Article: Reagan Vetoes Highway Bill; Democrats Push for ...
The Washington Post;  March 28, 1987 ;     700+ words ...President Reagan vetoed an $87.5 billion highway and mass transit bill yesterday as a "budget-busting" example of "pork-barrel politics," and Democrats launched what is expected to be a close, hard-fought battle to override the veto in Congress. The five-year authorization measure, which was

Article: Reagan Vetoes Water Bill, Sets Up Confrontation
The Washington Post;  January 31, 1987 ;     700+ words ...President Reagan yesterday vetoed a $20 billion clean water bill he said was "loaded with waste and larded with pork," an action he acknowledged would lead to a veto override and a confrontation with the new Democratic-controlled Congress. "My friends on Capitol Hill, you cannot have it both ways,"

Article: REAGAN VETOES DEFENSE FUNDS BILL.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 3, 1988 ;     676 words ...Byline: Associated Press President Reagan today vetoed a $299.5 billion defense authorization bill for the new budget year, saying it would return the United States to the course of "weakness and accommodation of the 1970s." Reagan announced his decision during an appearance in the White House

Article: Reagan vetoes water cleanup
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 31, 1987 ;     660 words ...WASHINGTON President Reagan yesterday vetoed a $20 billion water cleanup bill "loaded with waste and larded with pork," but conceded Congress will override his action. "The sooner this game of Ping-Pong ends the better for the millions of Illinoisans who need action on our flooding and water

Article: REAGAN VETOES TRADE BILL; HOUSE MOVES TO OVERRIDE
The Journal Record;  May 25, 1988 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON - President Reagan Tuesday vetoed a major trade bill and asked Congress to expedite a version more to his liking, but the House voted immediately to override his veto. The House vote was 308-113 to pass the measure over Reagan's veto. But Senate leaders said that chamber was likely to