Hey Congress American (1) The President suffered defeat on Friday. Donald Trump, Who remains in charge of his last week of White House voting President’s veto over defense budget ends. this is The first time Congressmen overturned one of their veto.
with one 81 to 13 votes In favor of abolishing the veto, more than two-thirds required, The Republican-controlled Senate passed the Defense Defense Budget Act $ 740.5 billion For fiscal year 2021. The House of Representatives had already voted this week in favor of reversing the veto, 322 votes to 87.
Both boards passed budget legislation by a large majority in early December, but Trump vetoed the 23rd, citing several objections.
The vote for elimination, reprimanding Trump, came during a Extraordinary new year session Called after the President’s veto, and should be the last act of the current Congress. The new members will be sworn in next Sunday to take over from Biden for 17 days as the country’s president.
- Joe Biden intends to change US relations with the rest of the world
“Our Republican Senate missed the chance to overthrow Section 230, which gives unlimited rights to big tech companies. Pathetic !!!”, Trump tweeted.
In the context of the Senate’s refusal to vote on the first proposal to increase economic compensation for the epidemic, the president said: “Now they want to give $ 600 to those devastated by China’s virus, instead of 2,000 they desperately need.” . ”
Senator Jack Reid, a top Democrat on the Armed Forces Commission, said in the Senate that the bill is necessary to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity against widespread attacks, such as those recently affecting government and private companies. On Trump’s idea that Beijing and Moscow would also approve the law, Reid responded that it was “completely unfounded”.
Senator Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Commission and Jack Reid congratulated each other after a long collaboration to draft the legislation, Rare opportunity for bipartisan cooperation in a deeply divided Congress.