Bush warns of budget veto if needed

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Bush warns of budget veto if needed

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush warned the U.S. Congress on Friday that he will enforce spending restraint in the budget through the veto if needed.

Bush also hailed a Labor Department report that the U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in March, calling it evidence of an overall economic resurgence.

Amid protracted negotiations in Congress over the amount of spending in an election year, Bush urged Congress to restrain spending in order to stay on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.

"If necessary I will enforce spending restraint through the exercise of the veto," Bush said.