On Monday, Donald Trump suffered a fresh insult when more than a hundred Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to repeal their 74 741 billion defense bill.
If, as expected, the Senate follows this weekend, it will be the first such reprimand from a congressional president with only three weeks to go.
During a day of stakes on Capitol Hill, the Democratic Control House also voted to increase coronavirus relief payments to 2,000 per person. Trump endorsed this was a move but progress in the Senate is being considered.
The National Defense Authorization Act, which funds the salaries of service members, foreign military operations and other necessities, has been passed by Congress every year since 1967. Trump used his veto last week, returning the bill with objections, including a proposal to change the names. 10 military bases honoring Union leaders.
Trump was also angry that the law would not repeal section 230 of the Communications Descendants Act, which protects tech companies from legal liability on content posted by their users. The president has accused him of political bias on Facebook and Twitter.
His objections served as the latest test of loyalty for Republicans following Joe Biden’s election defeat. House Minority Leader Capin McCarthy announced that despite supporting the original bill, he would not vote to override Trump’s veto, which passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support.
But that was not enough. Some 109 Republicans broke away from Trump on Monday and joined Democrats to support the bill. The final get of 322-87 comfortably reached the two-thirds threshold needed to override the veto.
McThroneberry, the most senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, urged colleagues who supported the bill earlier this month to reaffirm their support. “It’s a similar bill, the comma hasn’t changed,” he said. “All I can say is that according to the members’ opinion, they put the best interests of the country first. There is no other consideration that matters. “
Democrat Adam Smith, chairman of the committee, said: “It is very important that we pass this bill. We did it once. Let’s do it one more time now, and then we can all go home for a year. We can do it, and we can be proud of what we have achieved. ‘
The bill is expected to come before the Republican-controlled Senate this weekend. If it is passed with a one-third majority it will become law. Trump has used the veto nine times during his presidency, but this will be the first override by Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed gratitude that Trump’s “dangerous sabotage attempts” have failed. “The president must end his eleven-hour campaign of chaos, and stop using the last moments in office to disrupt daily party and bilateral proceedings and to protect the military and our security.”
But activists found little consolation in the Republican insult. Mary Small, Acting National Policy Director for the Individual, said: “There is no reason to celebrate. The only bandwagon that Republicans have put on Trump is a sad and painful one. Was.
Trump turned a blind eye to Republicans again last week when he initially refused to sign 3 2.3tn government funds and a coronavirus relief package that had taken Congress to negotiate for months. He finally returned Sunday night to avoid a government shutdown at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Trump demanded that the direct stimulus payments to U.S. citizens be raised from agreed 2,000 to agreed 2,000. On Monday, the House voted 275-134 in favor of the sum, with 44 Republicans joining the Democrats. But it is not clear whether it will also be taken up by the Senate, where again many Republicans will find themselves in an awkward position to overtake Trump.
Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders said: “The House has paid $ 2,000 directly to working people. The time has come to work for the Senate. On the Senate floor this week, Mitch McConnell wants to vote to override Trump’s 7 40,740 billion defense fund veto and then go home for the new year. I object until the law is voted to provide a direct payment of $ 2,000 to the working class. “
Sanders, a former Democratic presidential primary candidate, added: “Let me be clear: if Senator McCall doesn’t agree to a direct up or down vote to provide a direct payment of $ 2,000 to our country’s working people, Congress will not go home for New Year’s Eve.” Let’s do our job. “
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