5 minutes agoHouse of Representatives pulls Trump veto over defence bill
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The House of Representatives voted on Monday to exceed President Trump's veto of the $740 billion defence bill, a vote reflecting deep divisions in the Republican Party in recent weeks of the Trump Presidency. With 322 votes for and 87 against, including 109 republics who voted to bring down the veto [...]
With 322 votes for and 87 against, including 109 republics who voted to bring down the president's veto, the fate of this move remains in the hands of the Senate. If the Senate follows the example of the House of Representatives, it will be the first time President Trump's veto fell in four years of his mandate.
The president, who is revolting with some republics who have praised as the winner of the election, Democrat Joe Biden, vetoed the bill Wednesday.
President Trump said he blocked the bill because he wanted to annul protection from legal indictments enjoyed by social media companies. The president also opposes the clause to change the names of military bases that remember generals who fought on behalf of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
The bill, which includes a number of provisions for defence policies and a salary hike for American troops, has been adopted smoothly every year since 1961.
The bill was adopted this time by enough votes (over 2/3 of the Chambers members) that made it impossible for the president to veto. But the president vetoed them anyway, prompting the bill to return to Congress for a vote to overcome the president's veto.
