News Trump vetoes $741b defense bill and not stimulus bill

[Nightrider]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill, making good on repeated vows to do so and setting the stage for an 11th hour override vote in Congress.

That override vote could coincide with a similar vote to counter Trump’s newest comments, made Tuesday night, in which he hinted that he might veto the recently passed omnibus spending and coronavirus aid package.

The prospect of a presidential veto on both the defense authorization measure, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, and the catch-all tax and spending package has cut the holiday season short for lawmakers who must also contend with the possibility of a partial government shutdown at midnight on Dec. 28 when the latest stopgap funding bill expires

Trump vetoes defense bill - Roll Call

Lawmakers in both chambers have been girding for a vote to override the veto of the massive defense bill, which has been enacted for 59 years.

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