Congress Overrides Bush Veto On Medicare Bill
by Julie Rovner, NPRJuly 16, 2008
President Bush's veto of a Medicare bill didn't survive Congress. The House and Senate were able to easily override his attempt to strike down a bill that protects doctors from a more than 10 percent cut in their Medicare reimbursement rates. It was the third veto override of the Bush presidency.
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