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Trump says cost was behind his water pipeline veto, but some say it's retribution

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President Trump vetoed a bill this week to help finish a water pipeline project in Colorado. The bill had overwhelmingly passed Congress with bipartisan support. The president says his veto is about "fiscal sanity." Some say the president is retaliating against the state for political reasons.

NPR's Huo Jingnan reports.

This segment aired on January 2, 2026.

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