Obama to usher in new phase of presidency with promised Keystone veto, President Obama, who for six years signed almost every bill that landed on his desk, is preparing to open a new phase of his presidency -- the veto -- as Congress on Tuesday sent him legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline.
The Senate sent the bill to Obama on Tuesday morning.
To date, Obama has issued just two vetoes, fewer than any U.S. president since the 19th century. By contrast, in just one term, President George H.W. Bush issued 44.
But Obama's sparing use of the veto is expected to change. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the president will veto the Keystone legislation later Tuesday, despite it passing with bipartisan support.
And with Republicans now in control of Congress, their efforts to chip away at the president's health care law and other legislative accomplishments are just as likely to be met with Obama's veto pen.
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The Senate sent the bill to Obama on Tuesday morning.
To date, Obama has issued just two vetoes, fewer than any U.S. president since the 19th century. By contrast, in just one term, President George H.W. Bush issued 44.
But Obama's sparing use of the veto is expected to change. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the president will veto the Keystone legislation later Tuesday, despite it passing with bipartisan support.
And with Republicans now in control of Congress, their efforts to chip away at the president's health care law and other legislative accomplishments are just as likely to be met with Obama's veto pen.
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