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AP: Bush warns he'll veto spending bills (weekly radio address)
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Source: Associated Press

Bush warns he'll veto spending bills

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
12 minutes ago

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush warned Congress on
Saturday that he will use his veto power to stop runaway
government spending.

"The American people do not want to return to the days
of tax-and-spend policies," Bush said in his radio address.

The House passed a $37 billion budget for the Homeland
Security Department on Friday, but Republicans rallied
enough votes to uphold a promised veto from Bush.

The measure — one of several annual spending bills that
Congress began to consider this week — exceeds Bush's
request for the department by $2.1 billion.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070616/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
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