Veto overrides are relatively rare in U.S. history. Since the founding of the country, Presidents have issued over 2,500 vetoes, and Congress has overridden fewer than ten percent of them. Here are a few key points:
1. **Total Vetoes**: As of now, there have been about 2,584 presidential vetoes.
2. **Successful Overrides**: Out of those, only around 112 vetoes have been successfully overridden by Congress.
3. **Success Rate**: This means that Congress has overridden about 4-5% of all presidential vetoes.
4. **Historical Examples**: Notable veto overrides include Congress overriding President Gerald Ford's veto of the Freedom of Information Act amendments in 1974 and Congress overriding President George W. Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act in 2007.
In summary, achieving a two-thirds majority to override a veto is difficult and rare, requiring significant bipartisan support.
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