Trump rejected the defense bill, saying it failed to limit social media companies he claims were biased against him during his failed reelection campaign.
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Full article The 275 votes for passage meant the stimulus proposal narrowly exceeded the two-thirds of votes cast needed
The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for US$2,000 Covid-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.
But even as Democrats helped secure approval for what the Republican President sought on stimulus payments, they spearheaded a House vote just a short time later to override his veto of a separate US$740 billion defense policy Bill. The rebuke, in Trump’s final weeks in office, would be the first veto override of his presidency if seconded by the Senate this week.
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Sanders to Delay Defense Veto Override Unless Senate Votes on $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is planning on delaying the Senate’s planned override of President Donald Trump’s defense bill veto unless Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) brings the House-passed $2,000 stimulus check proposal to the floor.
“This week on the Senate floor Mitch McConnell wants to vote to override Trump’s veto of the $740 billion defense funding bill and then head home for the New Year,” Sanders said in a social media statement. “I’m going to object until we get a vote on legislation to provide a $2,000 direct payment to the working class.”