May 4, 2023
With Republicans holding a slim majority in the House and a number of Democrats facing tough 2024 reelection fights, President Joe Biden is nearing yet another possible veto fight.
Congressional Republicans have been able to secure enough Democratic support to pass legislation on a number of fronts in recent months, including a measure ending the COVID-19 national emergency and rescinding a Washington, D.C., crime bill, though Biden declined to veto either. Biden has only issued two vetoes thus far in his presidency, both coming in recent months. The two share a common theme, as both bills he blocked would have hindered his administration’s environmental agenda.
The Constitution requires a two-thirds majority in both chambers to overrule a presidential veto, which Congress lacked in both cases.
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