The Senate looks set to replace President Trump
Donald Trump Georgia’s signature audit found no fraud in the presidential election. Pompeo calls for the release of a Chinese journalist arrested because of coronavirus coverage Pence refused to sign a plan to overturn the election, lawyers say MOREthe veto of a defense policy bill, giving the president a harsh rebuke in the last days of his government.
The issue is likely to peak on New Year’s Day or the day after in a rare vote on Saturday, when a group of lawmakers threatens to drag the veto fight as they try to leverage the $ 740 billion defense measure to get a vote in the stimulus checks bill approved by the Chamber.
But Republicans are making it clear they hope to have the two-thirds of the votes needed to overturn Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), marking the first time in four years that Congress has successfully overturned Trump.
“Soon this important legislation will be transformed into a law. … For the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces, failure is not an option. So, when it is our turn to lean on Congress, failure is not an option here either. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation once again, ”Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell GOP Senator says he will block consent for $ 1,000 stimulus checks Head of DC branch of Intercept: McConnell was “doing very well” with Trump losing re-election Trump targets Congressional Republicans on several fronts (R-Ky.) Said from the Senate floor on Tuesday.
Sen. John Cornyn
John CornynPush for $ 000 stimulus checks hit in Senate Buzzsaw Juan Williams: The Republican Party’s problem with women of color Five Republican Party senators to watch next month’s Electoral College fight MORE (R-Texas), an adviser to McConnell, added that he would vote to overturn Trump’s veto later this week.
“We know that the president has constitutional authority to veto any bill for almost any reason, and he exercised that power with that legislation. The reasons given by the president, I don’t think are frivolous. They simply should not be marked with this specific piece of legislation, ”said Cornyn.
Trump vetoed the NDAA on December 23, after warning for weeks that he would not support the legislation because it does not repeal what is known as Section 230 – a clause in a 1996 law that provides a legal shield for technology companies that has emerged as a fixation for the president – and requires that the military bases and facilities appointed by the confederates be renamed.
The bill also sparked Trump’s ire because it limits his ability to pull troops out of Afghanistan and Germany, two decisions that divide the Republican president in Congress.
The veto fight is the latest foreign policy battle between the two ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Congress had already approved sanctions against Russia in 2017 because of his objection, supported the language in 2019 to try to warn him to retreat in Syria and publicly regretted the loss of the former defense secretary James Mattis
James Norman MattisHouse Democrats pressure the Biden Pentagon over civilian control of the armed forces Eight steps towards stronger US public diplomacy Choosing the Biden Pentagon puts Democrats in trouble MORE, which aligns more with his worldview than Trump.
Senate Republicans also backed off with the White House earlier this month, warning Trump of widespread support for the Capitol defense bill as they tried to dissuade him from vetoing it. McConnell, in a midnight speech the day before Trump’s veto, said, “I hope the president doesn’t veto this bill,” but publicly warned that if he did, the Senate was prepared to return for a rare post-session. Natal To deal with it.
Trump seemed to acknowledge his likely defeat when he attacked the Republican leadership on Tuesday in a tweet – one of several fronts on which he is struggling with Republicans in Congress.
“The weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’ will allow the terrible Defense Project to pass. …. Negotiate a better bill or get better leaders NOW! The Senate should not pass the NDAA until it is corrected !!! Trump tweeted.
But Congress seems willing to ignore it.
The House vote on Monday was the first time that one of the houses has successfully overturned Trump’s veto, with 109 Republican lawmakers breaking with the president to support the bill.
Graduated member of the Chamber’s Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry
William (Mac) McClellan ThornberryHouse overrides Trump’s veto on the defense bill Legislators urge Trump to take action against a massive government invasion by House Republicans who did not sign the Texas lawsuit MORE (R-Texas) urged Republicans to ignore the political struggle while assessing whether to overturn Trump’s veto.
“I would just like to ask that, as members vote, put the country’s best interests first. … There is no other consideration that should matter, ”said Thornberry.
Trump faces a steep climb to avoid revoking the veto. The Senate passed the NDAA in an 84 to 13 vote earlier this month. Some of the six Democratic senators who voted against the bill said they would reject and support Trump’s replacement.
On the side of the GOP, Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamPush for $ 1,000 stimulus checks hit in the Senate saw Georgia Republican Party senators support $ 1,000 stimulus checks Trump faces imminent decision on extending visa suspension MORE (SC) is the only Republican who voted in favor of the defense bill earlier this month to say he will not support the annulment of the veto.
The veto confrontation will also place GOP Sens. Kelly Loeffler
Kelly LoefflerPush for $ 000 stimulus checks hit in the Senate saw that 2.3 million people voted in the second round of the Georgia Senate with a week for the head of the DC branch of Intercept: McConnell was “very well” with Trump losing his reelection MORE (Ga.) And David Perdue
David PerduePush for $ 1,000 stimulus checks hit in the Senate that 2.3 million people voted in the second rounds of the Georgia Senate with a week for the head of DC’s Intercept branch: McConnell was “very well” with Trump losing re-election MORE (Ga.) In a political connection. The two senators are just days away from the second round of elections that will determine which party will control the Senate over the next two years. They stayed close to Trump, including supporting his effort to increase the amount of direct stimulus payments from $ 600 to $ 2,000, while trying to increase the participation of his supporters.
But several other Republicans – including leadership members like Sens. John Thune
John Randolph ThuneTrump targets Congressional Republicans on several Sanders fronts to slow down the NDAA veto override in an attempt to get the vote on the K check proposal This week: Trump’s control over Hill’s allies faces test MORE (SD) and Roy Blunt
Roy Dean BluntSchumer will try to approve K stimulus checks project on Tuesday House approves stimulus checks project to $ 2,000 in bipartisan votes Questions and answers about the COVID-19 aid package MORE (Mo.), the 2 and 4 Republican senators, respectively – are ready to vote to overturn Trump’s veto. Others including Sens. Dan Sullivan
Daniel Scott SullivanOVERNIGHT ENERGY: The Trump administration continues to reverse bird protections despite objections | Trump Bank’s proposal on fossil fuels provokes libertarian reaction | EU 2019 greenhouse gas emissions fall 24 percent Trump’s proposal on fossil fuels causes libertarians to react (Alaska), Mike Rounds
Mike RoundsSenate GOP for Trump: The election is over McConnell urges Republican Party senators not to oppose the Electoral College vote. Big banks have a big chance in the law pending complaints MORE (SD), John Boozman
John Nichols BoozmanRepublican senators introduce a bill to protect government officials from being targeted by domestic attacks. Business groups struggle to establish ties amid the race for the president of the Chamber of Agriculture. Romney calls the first Trump-Biden debate “an embarrassment” (Ark.) And Susan Collins
Susan Margaret CollinsPush for $ 1,000 stimulus checks arrives at the Senate Buzzsaw On The Trail: The 2020 political winners On The Trail: The 2020 political losers MORE (Maine) should also support voiding the veto.
“The NDAA represents one of the most important responsibilities in Congress. For the past 59 consecutive years, Congress has met in a bipartisan manner to draft this annual legislation, ”said Collins in a statement.
Including the defense bill, Trump issued nine vetoes during his tenure at the White House. Before the defense fight, none of the chambers was able to override a veto. The closest the Senate came was during two 2019 nullification efforts – one related to U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s actions in Yemen and the second related to the border wall – which both won 53 votes.
Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee James Inhofe
James (Jim) Mountain InhofePush for $ 1,000 stimulus checks hits Senate Buzzsaw House about to overturn Trump’s veto for the first time Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up potential cancellation MORE (R-Okla.) He said he was “disappointed” by Trump’s veto. But he emphasized that the annulment of the veto was about the importance of the bill, not a reflection of Trump, whose achievements he read on a list at the end of a plenary speech.
“I’m here today because we have to pass the NDAA. … it is necessary to have. It is the most important account of the year, ”he said. “The NDAA is so important now … That’s what this vote is about.”