The U.S. House of Representatives declined to override President Trump's veto of a bill to fund the completion of the Arkansas Valley Conduit water pipeline in southeastern Colorado, with the bill failing to reach the two-thirds majority needed. The project, first approved in 1962, aims to provide clean water to struggling communities, but Trump cited concerns over federal costs. The veto was part of broader political tensions, including retaliation against Colorado over a prison case.
House Republicans are planning to override President Trump's vetoes on two bills supporting a water pipeline in Colorado and the Miccosukee Tribe's land expansion, marking a rare act of defiance against Trump by the GOP, with bipartisan support expected to pass the override votes.
President Trump vetoed two bipartisan bills, one supporting a water pipeline in Colorado and another giving the Miccosukee Tribe more control over tribal lands, actions seen as political retaliation despite their noncontroversial nature and bipartisan support.
