This morning (November 13), President Bush vetoed a bill aiming to increase 2008 NIH funding by $1.4 billon, from $28.6 billion in 2007 to $30 billion next year. The bill outlined a total of $150.7 billion which includes funding for the departments of Labor and Education. Bush previously threatened to veto the bill, which both houses of Congress passed last week, because it spends $9.8 billion more than his proposed budget.

According to the Associated Press, in remarks released by the White House, Bush railed against the Democrat-controlled Congress, saying that the majority was "acting like a teenager with a new credit card."

Despite the support of more than 50 Republicans, Congress failed to pass the bill with the two-thirds majority necessary to override Bush's veto. The bill will now be sent back to Capitol Hill for a vote to override the veto.