''We'll work through something we can all live with,''
the president told reporters at the White House.
the president told reporters at the White House.
Not quite. We ALL will not live with anything that he and Congress put together. Linda
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate leaders met with President Bush's chief of staff in the Capitol on Thursday in search of a compromise bill to fund the Iraq war, eager to avoid a second veto showdown.
'''We'll work through something we can all live with,'' the president told reporters at the White House.
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that was his goal, adding that Democrats would not give the White House ''a blank check.'' Bush ''has to deal with us,'' he said.
"Bush vetoed an earlier measure, objecting to a proposed timetable for a troop withdrawal as well as several billion dollars Democrats inserted for their favored domestic programs.
"House Democrats failed to override his veto, then countered with a replacement bill to finance the war in two 60-day installments. Bush vowed to veto that bill, as well.
"The Senate sidetracked the House's confrontational approach, passing legislation that merely pledges to provide the troops the resources they need -- an action designed to pave the way for Bolten's mid-morning visit to the Capitol for renewed talks with Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
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