{"id":2530742,"date":"2026-01-06T20:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-are-preparing-to-override-two-trump-vetoes-report\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:12:30","slug":"house-republicans-are-preparing-to-override-two-trump-vetoes-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-are-preparing-to-override-two-trump-vetoes-report\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Are Preparing to Override Two Trump Vetoes: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-are-preparing-to-override-two-trump-vetoes-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump vetoed two bipartisan bills early in his second term: the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act,which would formally expand Miccosukee Tribe land within Everglades National Park to include Osceola Camp,and the finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act,intended to help rural Colorado communities complete a long\u2011planned water pipeline. Trump framed both vetoes as fiscal moves to stop taxpayer funding of costly programs, saying his administration must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-is-no-time-for-bipartisanship-what-the-gop-can-do-in-a-divided-government\/\" title=\"Now Is No Time for Bipartisanship: What the GOP Can Do in a Divided Government\">restore fiscal sanity<\/a>. House leaders plan to hold override votes, likely on Thursday, forcing supporters to try to assemble the two\u2011thirds majorities needed to reverse the vetoes. while some Republicans who backed the bills &#8211; including Florida GOP senators and Rep. Lauren Boebert &#8211; are pushing for an override and leaders believe the House may clear the threshold, party loyalty and a potential Senate hurdle make the outcome uncertain. If the House succeeds, it would be an unusual public rebuke to the president.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thursday could be a fascinating glimpse into the evolving relationship between President Donald Trump and the rest of the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>The president recently made waves by issuing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/president-trump-issues-first-vetoes-second-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first two vetoes<\/a> of his nascent second term.<\/p>\n<p>The first veto involved the &ldquo;Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act,&rdquo; which is a bill aimed at expanding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mario-kart-and-early-bedtimes-these-6-headlines-show-the-medias-worship-of-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"\u2018Mario Kart\u2019 And \u2018Early Bedtimes\u2019: These 6 Headlines Show The Media\u2019s Worship Of The Biden Administration\">land set<\/a> aside for the Miccosukee Tribe inside Everglades National Park by officially including a section known as Osceola Camp.<\/p>\n<p>The other veto involved the &ldquo;Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act,&rdquo; which is a bill designed to make it easier for rural Colorado communities to complete a long&#8209;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >planned water pipeline project<\/a> that will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-issues-the-first-vetoes-of-his-second-term\/\" title=\"... ... Issues the First Vetoes of His Second ...\">facilitate drinking water<\/a> to people in the Arkansas River Valley.<\/p>\n<p>The major issue Trump took with the bills &mdash; both of which garnered bipartisan support &mdash; was, according to him, a fiscal one.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Enough is enough. My Administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable policies,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the fiscal health of the Nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Donald J. Trump vetoed H.R. 131, the &ldquo;Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act,&rdquo; and H.R. 504, the &ldquo;Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He transmitted the attached messages to Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rQUM2gHLgn\">pic.twitter.com\/rQUM2gHLgn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2006153283996381333?\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That explanation appears to have run afoul of several House Republicans, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/01\/05\/congress\/house-will-vote-thursday-to-override-trump-veto-of-two-gop-backed-bills-00711322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/06\/house-republicans-override-trump-veto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The House is expected to take up votes Thursday aimed at overriding those two vetoes, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown between the White House and Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule, which has not yet been formally announced, was confirmed by multiple sources familiar with internal planning who requested anonymity to discuss the matter with Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the bills will now attempt the difficult task of assembling the two-thirds majorities needed to reverse his decisions.<\/p>\n<p>House leaders from both parties believe the chamber is likely to clear that threshold, an outcome that would mark an unusual and public setback for the president.<\/p>\n<p>Still, party loyalty is expected to complicate the vote count.<\/p>\n<p>Republican leadership anticipates that some GOP lawmakers who initially supported the legislation will ultimately side with Trump, narrowing the margin.<\/p>\n<p>Another potentially major hurdle could be whether or not this override will pass the required threshold in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite those potential pitfalls, there does appear to be genuine momentum brewing within Republican ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Florida&rsquo;s GOP senators, for instance, have largely supported the &ldquo;Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act,&rdquo; while Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert &mdash; who has made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lauren-boebert-lashes-trump-vetoes-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">displeasure<\/a> with Trump&rsquo;s veto very clear &mdash; sponsored the &ldquo;Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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