Vetoed Quotes

We're extremely disappointed that the governor vetoed an important property rights piece of legislation, and we'll work to override the veto. - Scott Shockley

We wish the governor would have vetoed it, but it's not like we're surprised. He and his family were victims of the behaviour that it was attempting to end. - Tom Newton

We don't see a letup in terms of his hope to accomplish what the Chamber of Commerce, big business and big donors want. He has twice vetoed a minimum wage increase, he tried to get rid of meal breaks and overtime, and he cut workers compensation benefits for the most seriously injured workers in half. - Art Pulaski

We are wasting time again today working on a bill that has been vetoed and will never see the light of day. - Richard Gephardt

The White House's excuse is that it is difficult to veto one's own party's bills. But this just doesn't wash. Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed 372 bills from Democrat-controlled Congresses. - Mark Alexander

The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed. - Clark Kerr

The fact that the governor vetoed it didn't change the fact that the legislature expressed an interest in it. - Gary Strasburg

She's vetoed similar legislation in the past, and we do not support this bill. Today's vote may have been a reaction to the City Council. We're under the impression they can revisit the issue as early as (today) and probably will. - Liz Boyd

She could have vetoed it. Everything that they passed, she has to sign. She could say no to it. - Al Mitchell

SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents. - Ambrose Bierce