Deputies Overturn Milei Vetoes as Nationwide University March Fills Streets

Overview

• Lawmakers voted 174–67 to reverse the veto on university financing and 181–60 to reinstate funds tied to the Garrahan pediatric hospital.
• Thousands rallied in the Marcha Federal Universitaria organized by student unions and rectors, coinciding with a strike by higher-education faculty.
• The lower-house rejection does not enact the measures unless the Senate also votes by a two-thirds majority to override the presidential vetoes.
• President Javier Milei had blocked both laws on September 10 and 11, arguing they would jeopardize fiscal balance by increasing spending without secured funding.
• The votes landed as Milei weathers political strain, including a recent provincial defeat in Buenos Aires and polling showing rising disapproval, and after Congress earlier this month overturned a separate veto on disability funding.