veto
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The resolution would need to pass with a two-thirds majority in the Senate and House of Representatives to overpower a veto—a level of support it’s unlikely to get.
From Barron's
In 1973 it adopted the War Powers Resolution, passed over Richard Nixon's veto, to become the only lasting limit on unilateral presidential military action abroad.
From Barron's
Steel, the government received a “golden share” to secure veto power over major business decisions.
Another state law sought to require listing platforms to remove listings suspected of price gouging, but it was vetoed by Newsom in October.
From Los Angeles Times
The following year he vetoed a bill to help protect farmworkers from violations of heat safety regulations, while temperatures in California’s agricultural fields spike above 110 degrees.
From Salon
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