Dec. 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump issued his first two vetoes of his second term this week, striking down infrastructure bills aimed at Colorado and Florida.
Trump issued vetoes for HR-131 and HR-504 on Tuesday, after both bills received bipartisan support in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. Both bills can be revived by a two-thirds majority congressional vote in both chambers, overriding the vetoes.
HR-131, the "Finish the Arkansas Conduit Act," would reduce the payments of communities in Colorado for the construction of a water pipeline delivering water from the Pueblo Reservoir. The communities receiving water would have interest payments removed and the repayment period for the project would be extended to 100 years.
Trump said his veto of HR-131 is about preventing costs to taxpayers.
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