House votes to override veto on Medicare bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - July 15, 2008 Tuesday's vote was 383-41, easily surpassing the two-thirds
majority needed for an override.
Bush has vetoed bills nine times and has been overridden only twice before.
The Senate also must vote, and it was expected to conduct a veto
override vote later Tuesday.
Bush supports rescinding the pay cut. But he objects to the way
lawmakers would finance the plan, which would be largely by
reducing spending on private health plans serving the elderly and
disabled.
Supporters of the legislation said the government pays the plans
too much and that reducing payments would save the program and
taxpayers money in the long run.
