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President Bush has recommended a 20 percent increase in the program's size, to an average $6 billion over the next five years and officials in his administration have indicated a willingness to negotiate. Democratic leaders in the House say they will vote on a veto override, but not immediately. The bill's supporters in the Senate have enough votes to override Bush's veto. House supporters say they are about 15 votes shy of the two-thirds majority required for a veto override. In the meantime, Congress has passed and Bush has signed legislation continuing the program at current spending levels until mid-November.
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