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Democrats Planning A Farm Bill Redo Thursday Save Email Print
Posted: 11:34 AM May 22, 2008
Last Updated: 11:34 AM May 22, 2008

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CAPITOL HILL (AP) -- A do-over for the farm bill.

Turns out the 316-108 vote to override President Bush's veto of the legislation yesterday was for naught. An override vote by the Senate was stalled after the discovery that a 34-page section of the legislation had been omitted from the printed bill sent to the White House.

That means Bush vetoed a different bill from the one Congress passed, raising questions that the eventual law would be unconstitutional.

Now, lawmakers will have to pass the 290 billion-dollar bill -- which includes election-year subsidies for farmers and food stamps -- all over again.

They also will have to pass an extension of current farm law, which expires tomorrow.

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