|
May 21st, 2008
Posted: 07:24 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to override President Bush’s veto of the $300 billion farm bill, but a clerical error may force new votes on the issue, the chamber’s Democratic leader said. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said shortly after the vote that a “not particularly controversial” section of the bill was accidentally omitted from the version that Congress sent to the White House — prompting concerns from his Republican counterpart that Wednesday’s override vote was improper. “What’s happened here raises serious constitutional questions — very serious,” Minority Leader John Boehner said. “I don’t see how we can proceed with the override as it occurred.” Hoyer suggested that the section left out of the original bill — authorizing trade and food aid — could be approved by both houses of Congress and sent back to Bush, “either to be signed by him or vetoed by him, and we would consider it in that context.” |
 
Editor's note
The CNN Wire is a running log of the latest news from CNN World Headquarters, reported by CNN's correspondents and producers, and The CNN Wire editors. "Posted" times are Eastern Time.  New on the CNN Wire
 |
|
CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. Please note that CNN makes reasonable efforts to review all comments prior to posting and CNN may edit comments for clarity or to keep out questionable or off-topic material. All comments should be relevant to the post and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNN the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying information via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity. CNN Privacy Statement.
|
|
del.icio.us
