Congressional Quarterly reports:
The House is likely to make an effort to override President Bush's veto of the farm bill. If the House musters the two-thirds majority required for an override, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) said his chamber will vote before it recesses for the break.The legislation took a year-and-a-half to write and reauthorizes crop subsidies and includes conservation programs, funding for food stamps, expands land-conservation programs and offers alternative energy incentives.
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