Defying Trump, Republican-led US Senate presses ahead to override his veto
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Defying Trump, Republican-led US Senate presses ahead to override his veto
Reuters / Jan 1, 2021, 23:06 IST
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump s fellow Republicans in the US Senate are expected to take steps toward overriding his veto of a major defense bill in a rare New Year s Day session on Friday and hand him his first major rebuke 20 days before he leaves office.
Republican lawmakers have largely stood by the president during his turbulent four years in the White House. Since losing his re-election bid in November, Trump has lashed out at them for not fully backing his unsupported claims of voting fraud, rejecting his demand for bigger Covid-19 relief checks and for moving toward the veto override.
Rebuking Trump, Republican-led Senate overrides defense bill veto
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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the US Senate on Friday (Jan 1) overrode his veto for the first time in his nearly four years in office, pushing through a defence policy Bill against his strong objections days before he leaves office.
Meeting in a rare New Year’s Day session, the Senate voted 81-13 to secure the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto with bipartisan support.
Eight previous vetoes were upheld.
The Friday session, widely seen as the last before a new Congress is sworn in on Sunday, also appeared to end for now a push by Democrats to increase Covid-19 relief cheques from US$600 (S$800) to US$2,000 sought by Mr Trump.
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump s fellow Republicans in the US Senate on Friday (Jan 1) overrode his veto for the first time in his nearly four years in office, pushing through a Bill on defence spending against his strong objections 20 days before he leaves office.
Defying Trump, Republican-led U.S. Senate presses ahead to override his veto Reuters 1/1/2021
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate are expected to take steps toward overriding his veto of a major defense bill in a rare New Year s Day session on Friday and hand him his first major rebuke 20 days before he leaves office.
Republican lawmakers have largely stood by the president during his turbulent four years in the White House. Since losing his re-election bid in November, Trump has lashed out at them for not fully backing his unsupported claims of voting fraud, rejecting his demand for bigger COVID-19 relief checks and for moving toward the veto override.
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