Mcclatchy-tribune
May 15, 2008
WASHINGTON – The House emphatically approved a major five-year farm bill by a veto-proof margin yesterday, setting up President Bush for a major political embarrassment.
Brushing off Bush’s opposition, many Republicans joined a majority of Democrats in approving the farm bill, 318-106. This is well over the two-thirds vote needed to override Bush’s promised veto.
“We’ve solved a lot of problems in this bill,” said Rep. Collin C. Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat who is chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. “We have a bill that covers all of the interests in the country.”
For the first time, the bill includes funds for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, which would be guaranteed $690 million over 10 years, with more expected after the first five. More
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