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These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them |
President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills. The Tuesday vetoes had the effect of punishing backers of the bills who opposed the president's positions on other issues. He vetoed drinking water pipeline legislation from Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, an ally who broke with the president over releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein. He also rejected legislation that would have given the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida more control over some of its land. The tribe was among groups suing over a detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz." Read more. |
