11/6/07 Kanjorski Votes to Override President's Veto of Water Resources Development Act |
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 6, 2007Contact: Abigail McDonough 202-22506511
KANJORSKI VOTES TO OVERRIDE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT The Bill Authorizes $114.5 Million for Projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (PA-11) joined 360 of his colleagues to successfully override President Bush's veto of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The bill would provide authorization for three major projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania, including the $44.5 million Bloomsburg Flood Control Project, the $50 million Solomon Creek Flood Control Project, and authorization for $20 million to correct the combined sewage overflows along the Susquehanna River. "It's outrageous for the President to demand the restoration of a dam in Iraq, while he refuses to authorize similar projects severely needed in the U.S.," stated Congressman Kanjorski. "President Bush neglected Pennsylvanians and all Americans by vetoing the Water Resources Development Act. I'm proud to have participated in a landslide vote in the House to override that veto." WRDA authorizes funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to work on projects such as flood control, dam safety, water supply, recreation, and environmental restoration and protection. Congress typically passes WRDA bills every two years, but the last WRDA was passed in 2000. The bill would affect the following projects in the 11th district of Pennsylvania:
The WRDA bill originally passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 381 to 40, and it passed in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 81 to 12. The President vetoed the legislation on November 2. Passage by a two-thirds margin in both the House and Senate is required to override the President's veto. Because the House overrode this veto today, the bill will go back to the Senate where is expected to garner enough votes to also override the veto.
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