"Driving the news: Trump rejected a measure to ease payments for a long-planned water pipeline supporting southeastern Colorado and another that would have expanded the Miccosukee Tribe's reserved area in theFlorida Everglades, the White House announced Tuesday. Both bills swept through Capitol Hill earlier this month. To override his vetoes, both houses of Congress would need to vote by a two-thirds margin - a feat rarely achieved. Congress has done it before to Trump, overriding his veto of a defense funding billat the end of his first term."
"Zoom in: The Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act wouldexpand the tribe's landto include part of the Everglades National Park in Florida known as Osceola Camp. It also instructed federal officials to protect structures from flooding. Florida lawmakers in both chambers - and across the political aisle -backed the bill. Sponsor Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) said itwas about "fairness and conservation." Gimenez's office and the tribe did not immediately respond to Axios' request about Trump's vetoes. The White House declined to comment."
"Friction point: The Miccosukee Tribe joined a lawsuit earlier this year against the immigration detention center erected by state officialsin the Everglades called "Alligator Alcatraz," which has been accused of inhumane conditions. A judge initiallyblocked new detainees, but an appeals court reversedthat decision and said the center could stay open. What he's saying: Trump's veto notice accused the tribe of obstructing his immigration policies and said the bill benefitted "special interests." The president wrote, "despite seeking funding and special treatment from the Federal Government, the Miccosukee Tribe has actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected.""
President Trump issued vetoes for two bills that had cleared Congress: one to ease payments for a long-planned water pipeline serving southeastern Colorado, and the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act to expand tribal land to include Osceola Camp in Everglades National Park and direct federal flood-protection for structures. Florida lawmakers in both chambers supported the tribal bill; its sponsor described it as fairness and conservation. The Miccosukee Tribe joined litigation over an Everglades immigration detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," and courts have issued conflicting rulings on detainees. The veto notice accused the tribe of obstructing immigration policy and catering to special interests. Overriding the vetoes requires a rare two-thirds congressional vote.
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