Attempt to override veto fails in Navajo Council
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- Published: 29 November 2010
Flagstaff, Arizona (AP) November 2010
An attempt by three Navajo lawmakers to override a presidential veto of a wind energy project in Cameron has failed.
The Tribal Council voted 57-27 last week against the override during a special session in Window Rock. The measure needed 59 votes, or two-thirds of the 88-member council, to pass.
Tribal President Joe Shirley Jr. said the project wouldnt give the tribe a controlling interest and lacked required reviews.
But he says he was most troubled by a statement made on the council floor by a lawmaker, who said he was offered a bribe to support the project.
Raymond Maxx, a co-sponsor of the override measure, said the project was important in moving the tribe toward an economy that focuses on renewable energy.
An attempt by three Navajo lawmakers to override a presidential veto of a wind energy project in Cameron has failed.
The Tribal Council voted 57-27 last week against the override during a special session in Window Rock. The measure needed 59 votes, or two-thirds of the 88-member council, to pass.
Tribal President Joe Shirley Jr. said the project wouldnt give the tribe a controlling interest and lacked required reviews.
But he says he was most troubled by a statement made on the council floor by a lawmaker, who said he was offered a bribe to support the project.
Raymond Maxx, a co-sponsor of the override measure, said the project was important in moving the tribe toward an economy that focuses on renewable energy.