COLUMBIA - A bill vetoed by President Bush may have negative consequences for a number of organizations in Columbia.
If Congress does not override the veto of the Labor, Health and Human Services Bill, organizations throughout the country may see decreased funding for 2008.
The groups that will be most affected are child care providers, Meals on Wheels, and Head Start.
"There's just a bunch of other stuff, health research, veteran's health. There's just a lot of things in this bill that affect your neighbors," said Jane Whiteside, part of the Mid-Missouri Provote.
One organization that already has funding problems is Head Start, a program that serves to low income families. At the beginning of the year, Head Start lost so much funding that they had to cut out their transportation. If this bill doesn't pass for 2008, it could result in even more money lost. The organization also has had problems keeping fully-trained staff on board because of the low budget.
"If you can't pay a four year degree person a decent, living wage salary, then it's going to be hard to keep them as an employer at our agency because they may be able to find a better paying job," said Beth Vossler of Head Start.
Bush said he will veto the bill to save taxpayer money and stay within a set domestic spending limit. There is a chance that the yearly funding for 2008 will remain the same as this year, but Vossler and her colleagues agree that the rising cost of supplies for school may put them in a similar situation again.
Right now, the house is two votes shy of giving the bill an override. Republican Rep. Kenny Hulshof voted to override the veto.