House Budget Committee: The President’s 2008 Appropriation Veto Threats – What’s at Stake? – A State-by-State Analysis, August 3, 2007 — “The President has pledged to veto 2008 appropriation bills that are above the levels in his budget. Although the overall funding difference between the President and Congress is a modest percentage of the federal budget, the specific increases in the House-passed bills will have a significant impact in addressing long-neglected priorities. Click here (13 pages, PDF) for an analysis of the impact of potential vetoes on key government programs. The analysis compares House-passed appropriation levels to the President’s budget on a state-by-state basis for nine programs covering education, veterans’ health care, clean water, rural air service, and community development.”