Pelosi Says Democrats Need 14 Republicans to Override Bush Veto « Thread Started on Oct 8, 2007, 12:24am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pelosi Says Democrats Need 14 Republicans to Override Bush Veto By Catherine Larkinread at source> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... efer=usOct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats are about 14 Republican votes shy of being able to override the president's veto of a children's health insurance expansion and will spend the next 10 to 14 days putting pressure on those lawmakers to switch sides. Pelosi declined to give odds for success for the lobbying campaign to round up enough support to more than double funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program. House Republican leaders have vowed to stand firm.