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The Republican Majority Leader in the United States Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell, said Tuesday that the House will vote this week to cancel the veto of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, on the defense bill, and also to discuss the president’s call to increase Corona virus subsidies to Americans from $ 600 to $ 2,000.
The Senate held a session on Tuesday, after Democrats pushed for a vote to support Trump’s call for more direct payments to Americans suffering from the pandemic and to discuss whether to override the veto against the US policy bill. defense of $ 740 billion.
The United States provided tax relief to its citizens and legal residents to stimulate the economy in early 2020, in the amount of $ 1,200 per person.
McConnell said senators will vote on the defense bill on Wednesday, and this week will begin considering Trump’s request to pay $ 2,000 directly, as well as the “responsibility to protect” social media companies and the president’s remarks. on electoral fraud.
In his speech to the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the session should not be postponed.
Earlier, Trump had attacked his Republican party leaders in an attempt to get the Senate to accept his demands for more aid grants and veto the defense bill.