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Veto threats as a policy tool: when to threaten? (Articles).(Statistical Data Included)
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One of the most powerful tools of the president in the policy-making process is the veto. Although presidents can veto legislation at will, the use of the veto is costly as it can be perceived as a sign of weakness. Veto threats may provide the president with a bargaining tool that relies on the power of the veto without incurring its costs. This article explores the conditions under which presidents are likely to use veto threats. The authors posit a model of presidents' use of veto threats that includes presidential resources and environmental, bargaining; and policy-related factors. ...
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George Bush and the 102d Congress: the impact of public and "private" veto threats on policy outcomes.
Magazine article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
; ...this aspect of presidential behavior has been based largely on veto threats that are issued...formal models of veto threats that emphasize the importance of the president's public rhetoric...logistical standpoint, presidents may not have the...resources to publicize ...
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Foes gloat as GOP defies veto threats.(NATION)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...two weeks in spite of veto threats from President Bush, showing a willingness...Republicans to defy the president on some issues. Democrats...longer fear opposing a president declining in popularity...none has reached the president's desk yet, but in each...voted against the ...
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Goodling Commends Daviess County (Ky.) Schools, Urges Clinton to Reconsider Veto Threats
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire
; ...following statement today: "It is appropriate that the president bring recognition to states and school districts...that emphasize results rather than process. "The president is using this school tour to promote some of his...Fund to turn around failing schools. However, the president would leave ...
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Veto threats by Bush ring hollow on the Hill; After 18 months, power untapped.(PAGE ONE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...WASHINGTON TIMES President Bush has again...Although it took President Clinton, who had...three previous presidents vetoed an average...Bush's half-dozen veto threats came over the...veto. We hear the veto threats, but they just...one yet. But the president is ...
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GOP Congress helps Bush stay away from veto President on track to be first to finish full term without vetoing bill since John Quincy Adams
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; ...process by giving the president the power to reject bills...Congress. Except for a few presidents, they have used the power...Congress. Two other vice presidents who entered the White...or resignation of the president, Harry Truman and Gerald...their legitimacy as acting presidents." While ...
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STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BILL GOODLING ON PRESIDENT CLINTON'S EDUCATION ADDRESS IN WORCESTER, MA
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases
; ...BILL GOODLING (R-PA) ON PRESIDENT CLINTON'S EDUCATION...IN WORCHESTER, MA The President's education agenda now...more than vetoes and veto threats to common sense education...action in the Senate. If President Clinton were serious...schools. Contrary to what President Clinton claims, ...
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Frustrated Byrd Hits Back at Reagan; President Using `Reckless Politics of Confrontation,' Democrat Says
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...Byrd (D-W.Va.), frustrated by President Reagan's repeated attacks on the...responded yesterday by accusing the president of using "the reckless politics...the Iran-contra affair and its veto threats, in some of the strongest terms...Noting White House threats of "veto after veto ...
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Veto-less president Bush avoids confrontations; Questions for Sen. Kerry.(OPED)(POLITICS IN THE CITY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...remarkable, the seven other presidents with a veto-free record...could become the only president in the last century...was the last veto-less president, but he was assassinated...demonstrates how this president operates in the legislative...guarantee of a veto drought. ...
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Bush's veto threats portend budget battle.(USA)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor
; ...White House this summer, it could be the sound of President Bush vetoing money bills passed by the Democratic-controll...House and Senate have added about $22 billion to the president's fiscal 2008 discretionary spending budget, officials...I put Democratic leaders on notice that I will veto bills with ...
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President previews 1996 themes On trip, he defends activist government
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...California and Texas, President Clinton gave the nation...days." With rhetoric and veto threats, Clinton revealed where he will stand as a presidential candidate: as the defender...after issuing a list of veto threats to the Republican Congress...the other hands" in the ...
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