The visa sanctions on such countries were set to expire on December 31. Trump had issued a memorandum in this regard on April 10 which empowered the secretary of state and the homeland security secretary to deny visas to countries refusing to accept their citizens who violated American laws. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing public health risk it poses to Americans, Trump said in a memorandum issued on Wednesday that his April 10 memorandum shall continue in force until terminated by the president. According to the April 10 memorandum, the secretary of state is authorised to initiate a plan to impose the visa sanctions if the Homeland Security Department determines a country not accepting returnees is delaying or impeding operations necessary to respond to the ongoing pandemic.
The White House praised the decision to reject the American Hospital Association s challenge to the plan. The rule mandating that hospitals disclose their privately negotiated charges with commercial health insurers is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021. This transformative hospital price transparency rule has been fought at every step by the swamp and defenders of the status quote, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. She said the court ruling should convince the American people that President Donald Trump will not bow to special interests who would prefer to keep patients in the dark . Melinda Hatton, general counsel for the American Hospital Association, said it supports price transparency and making patients out-of-pocket cost estimates easier to access and understand, but is disappointed with the ruling.
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House members voted 322-87 to override the veto, well above the two-thirds needed to override. If approved by two-thirds of the Senate, the override would be the first of Trump s presidency. Trump rejected the defense bill last week, saying it failed to limit social media companies he claims were biased against him during his failed reelection campaign. Trump also opposes language that allows for the renaming of military bases that honor Confederate leaders. The defense bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, affirms 3 per cent pay raises for US troops and authorises more than USD 740 billion in military programs and construction.
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