TAX REDUCTION IN U.S.
PRESIDENT’S VETO UPHELD VOTE IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Rec. 7 p.m.) WASHINGTON, June 17. The House of Representatives to-day upheld Mr Truman’s veto of the Tax Reduction Bill, thus killing it. A twothirds majority of both the House and the Senate is necessary to override a veto. The voting was 268 in favour of overriding the veto and 137 in favour of sustaining it. The supporters of the bill were two votes short of the required majority. The opponents of the veto comprised 233 Republicans and 35 Democrats. The supporters of the veto were 134 Democrats, two Republicans, and one American Labour Party member.
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Press, Volume LXXXIIi, Issue 25214, 19 June 1947, Page 7
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