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In defiance of Trump, Senate overrides defense veto
annual bill to become law for the 60th straight year.
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annual bill to become law for the 60th straight year.
Tax and spending changes can also be combined into one reconciliation bill, though the limit on one per budget cycle stands.
it has become a substantive vote that would actually amend the bill if adopted.
</p> But not on the list will be Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga.
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</p> Sanders then objected to McConnell’s attempts to set up a veto override vote on the defense bill Wednesday, likely delaying that vote until Jan. 1 at the earliest.
</p> “President Trump has rightly noted this year’s defense bill doesn’t contain every provision that we Republicans would have wanted.
After negotiations had ended and both chambers of Congress had sent him the bill, Trump derided that amount as inadequate.
</p> Some moderate House Republicans, also conscious of the political optics heading into the 2022 cycle where their party hopes to win back the majority, supported the bill.</p> New York GOP Rep.
</p> Trump took issue with a provision in the bill to rename military bases that honor Confederate figures and the lack of a provision that would repeal legal protections for social media companies found
</p> The House was scheduled to take up a new version of the bill on Monday when the chamber reconvenes for votes, including to override Trump’s defense authorization bill veto.
</p> </p> </p> He said Democrats were discussing the potential need for another stopgap bill to keep the government open and they would make a decision Monday about how to move forward if Trump has
</p> You have to admit, 2020 was an unforgettable year — challenging, dark and absurd.
</p> Editor’s Note: Bill Clark is a D.C.-based photojournalist with CQ Roll Call. This is the final part of a series where our photo staff shares their most iconic images of the year 2020.
</p> And the two lawmakers, rather than cave to the attack from the White House, threw out the anchors, absorbed the explosion and watched as the State Department authorization bill was scuttled by the
</p> Trump needs to decide Wednesday whether to formally veto the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill or sign it or allow it to become law without his signature.
</p> [3 Defense takeaways from the massive spending bill]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill, making good on repeated vows to do so and setting the stage for an eleventh-hour override vote in Congress.
</p> In a video posted Tuesday night on Twitter, Trump called the massive spending bill that Congress passed Monday, which included $900 billion in pandemic relief, a “disgrace.”
</p> The bill expressly avoids funding for FBI headquarters construction, which Trump has been seeking to keep at the current location on Pennsylvania Avenue.