The Senate voted in favor of the proposal to raise the issue, despite strong opposition to the military spending bill, leading to a possible override of President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday.
Speed passed, 80-12. Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Key., Filed the Cloth immediately after the vote. The final Senate vote on whether to override Trump’s veto will be given by Saturday as Congress postpones its current session.
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The 7 40,740 billion military spending bill passed by a significant majority in both the House and Senate. But in a surprise move, Trump vetoed the NDAA on December 23.
The president warned that he would not approve the bill unless it was the language to repeal Article 230, protecting social media platforms from being held accountable for third-party posts. Statistics from Trump and other leading GOPs have been accused on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter of censoring Rs.
Trump also opposed a provision in the NDAA calling for the renaming of military bases named after federal leaders.
Despite the president’s opposition, McConnell called on members of both parties to support the NDAA’s approval. He argued that the bill was not approved by the U.S. Is important for defense interests and noted that it includes a 3% salary increase for members of the military.
“For the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces, failure is not an option. So when it is our turn to turn our backs on Congress, failure is not an option here.” McConnell said Tuesday.
The motion came a day after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to override the veto by the House. The move came as a shock to President Trump, who has accused the House GOP of backing the override. Members hit “weak and boring”.
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Trump tweeted, “Cowardly and insulting act of total submission by weak people on Big Tech.” “Negotiate better bills, or get better leaders, right now! The Senate shouldn’t approve the NDAA until it’s fixed !!!”
The Senate held a procedural vote amid opposition from the Senate. Bernie Sanders, I-V, who pushed Republican leaders to allow direct payments to Americans arguing with the coronavirus. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called for a check for $ 2,000, out of the 600 600 check already approved in the latest aid package.
Earlier Wednesday, McConnell said there was “no real way” to quickly approve large payments to the Senate.
